The Tenth Man (1988 film)

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The Tenth Man
Written by Lee Langley [1]
Graham Greene [1]
Directed by Jack Gold [1]
Music by Lee Holdridge [1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time120 minutes [1]
Original release
ReleaseDecember 4, 1988 (1988-12-04) [1]

The Tenth Man is a television movie of 1988 in the Hallmark Hall of Fame series, based on the novel The Tenth Man (1985) by Graham Greene. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Derek Jacobi, who received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. [2]

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Plot

Chavel, a rich Paris lawyer, in a German prison during the Second World War and about to be executed, finds a fellow prisoner who is willing to take over his identity and die in his place. In return, the other man's family will get to keep all his money. He then has to serve out the sentence of the other man. After his release, he returns to his old home but does not reveal himself.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jon Wise, Mike Hill, The Works of Graham Greene: A Reader's Bibliography and Guide, Volume 1 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012), p. 318
  2. ↑ "Emmy Awards", Coventry Evening Telegraph, Monday 18 September 1989, p. 3: "British actor Derek Jacobi was voted best supporting actor in a mini series for his part in The Tenth Man"
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