Libel official wallpaper
Libel poster

Libel

  • 7.2 /10

  • 26

Plot

A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, and he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney.

Cast

Dirk Bogarde as Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen
Dirk Bogarde

as Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen

Olivia de Havilland as Lady Margaret Anne Loddon
Olivia de Havilland

as Lady Margaret Anne Loddon

Paul Massie as Jeffrey Buckenham
Paul Massie

as Jeffrey Buckenham

Robert Morley as Sir Wilfred
Robert Morley

as Sir Wilfred

Wilfrid Hyde-White as Hubert Foxley
Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Hubert Foxley

Anthony Dawson as Gerald Loddon
Anthony Dawson

as Gerald Loddon

Richard Wattis as The Judge
Richard Wattis

as The Judge

Richard Dimbleby as Himself
Richard Dimbleby

as Himself

Martin Miller as Dr. Schrott
Martin Miller

as Dr. Schrott

Millicent Martin as Maisie
Millicent Martin

as Maisie

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Not Rated

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 23, 1959

Production Companies

  • De Grunwald Productions

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.67 hrs

Links

Gallery

Reviews

The Amnesiac Doppleganger. Libel is directed by Anthony Asquith and adapted from Edward Wooll's play by Anatole de Grunwald and Karl Tunberg. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Massie, Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Anthony Dawson and Richard Wattis. Music is by Benjamin Frankel and cinematography by Robert Krasker. A shell-shocked ex-WWII prisoner of war with amnesia is a…