Portrait of a Sinner (1959)
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Synopsis of Portrait of a Sinner
After spending most of the 1950s in Europe, writer/director Robert Siodmak filmed his only picture in England: The Rough and the Smooth (US title: Portrait of a Sinner). Based on a novel by Robin Maugham, the story concerns a young archaeologist (Tony Britton), engaged to marry the daughter (Natasha Parry) of a wealthy publisher (Donald Wolfit). At the last moment, the archaeologist leaves his bride-to-be for a nymphomaniac (Nadja Tiller) with a masochistic streak. He must wrest her away from an abusive relationship with a no-good lout (William Bendix). Even Robert Siodmak was embarrassed by the lunatic excesses of Rough and the Smooth, dismissing the film with "I've seen worse, but not much worse." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Portrait of a Sinner
- Nadja Tiller - Ila Hansen
- William Bendix - Reg Barker
- Norman Wooland - David Fraser
- Tony Wright - Jack
- Joyce Carey - Mrs. Thompson
- Michael Ward - Headwaiter
- Norman Pierce - Barman
- Cyril Smith - Taxi Driver
- John Welsh - Dr. Thompson
- Tony Britton - Mike Thompson
- Natasha Parry - Margaret Goreham
- Donald Wolfit - Lord Drewell
- Adrienne Corri - Jane Buller
- Martin Miller - Piggy
- Edward Chapman - Willy Catch
- Beatrice Varley - Hotel Manager
- Geoffrey Bayldon - Ransom
- Director(s):
- Robert Siodmak
- Writer(s):
- Dudley Leslie, Audrey Erskine-Lindop
- Producer(s):
- George Minter
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