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Behind the Mask

  • 1958
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
342
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Michael Redgrave in Behind the Mask (1958)
Drama

Newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addict colleague after the death of their patient through neglect.Newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addict colleague after the death of their patient through neglect.Newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addict colleague after the death of their patient through neglect.

  • Director
    • Brian Desmond Hurst
  • Writers
    • John Rowan Wilson
    • John Hunter
  • Stars
    • Michael Redgrave
    • Tony Britton
    • Carl Möhner
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    342
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brian Desmond Hurst
    • Writers
      • John Rowan Wilson
      • John Hunter
    • Stars
      • Michael Redgrave
      • Tony Britton
      • Carl Möhner
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Michael Redgrave
    Michael Redgrave
    • Sir Arthur Benson-Gray
    Tony Britton
    Tony Britton
    • Philip Selwood
    Carl Möhner
    Carl Möhner
    • Carl Romek
    • (as Carl Mohner)
    Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis
    • Neil Isherwood
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Pamela Benson-Gray
    Ian Bannen
    Ian Bannen
    • Alan Crabtree
    Brenda Bruce
    Brenda Bruce
    • Elizabeth Fallon
    Lionel Jeffries
    Lionel Jeffries
    • Walter Froy
    Miles Malleson
    Miles Malleson
    • Sir Oswald Pettiford
    John Welsh
    John Welsh
    • Colonel Langley
    Ann Firbank
    Ann Firbank
    • Mrs. Judson
    John Gale
    • John Greenwood
    Jack Hedley
    Jack Hedley
    • Dr. Galbraith
    Hugh Miller
    Hugh Miller
    • Examiner
    Mary Skinner
    • Theatre Sister
    Margaret Tyzack
    Margaret Tyzack
    • Night Sister
    Bart Allison
    • Enquiry Board Member
    • (uncredited)
    Ernest Blyth
    • Man in Screening Room
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Brian Desmond Hurst
    • Writers
      • John Rowan Wilson
      • John Hunter
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    • Trivia
      Theatrical movie debut of Vanessa Redgrave (Pamela Benson-Gray), who received an "introducing" credit.
    • Quotes

      Sir Arthur Benson-Gray: There are some people round here who like to think of patients as living test tubes. I may be old-fashioned but I prefer to think of them as human beings. What a lovely day. It seems a pity that we should have to spend the best part of it in the shades of the lazar house.

    • Crazy credits
      Colour by Eastmancolour
    • Connections
      Featured in Behind a Man Behind a Mask (2021)

    User reviews6

    Featured review
    9/10

    The 21 Year Old Vanessa Redgrave

    One of the more ambitious of the medical dramas then popular, 'Behind the Mask' boasts superior production values including photography by Robert Krasker and a memorable score by Geoffrey Wright.

    Despite its overall subdued tone it manages to contain a graphic depiction of heart surgery in colour and a subplot involving drug addiction; while seen today possibly the film's most remarkable feature is the presence of Michael Redgrave's young daughter Vanessa - receiving an 'Introducing' credit - who later dismissed the film as "a stinker" and is plastered with makeup and speaks with a patrician accent she plainly found it politic to lose.
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    • Nov 4, 2024
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    • Release date
      • 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hinter der Maske
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • GW Films
      • British Lion Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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