Libel (1959)
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.
Director:
Anthony Asquith
Writers:
Karl Tunberg, Anatole de Grunwald.
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Dirk Bogarde as Sir Mark Loddon / Frank Welney / Number Fifteen |
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Olivia de Havilland as Lady Margaret Anne Loddon |
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Paul Massie as Jeffrey Buckenham |
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Robert Morley as Sir Wilfred |
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Wilfrid Hyde-White as Hubert Foxley |
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Anthony Dawson as Gerald Loddon |
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Richard Wattis as The Judge |
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Richard Dimbleby as Himself |
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Martin Miller as Dr. Schrott |
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Millicent Martin as Maisie |
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Toke Townley as Associate |
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Deering Wells as Editor |
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Bill Shine as The Guide |
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Ivan Samson as Admiral Loddon |
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Sebastian Saville as Michael Loddon |
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Richard Pearson as The Butler |
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Robert Shaw as First Photographer |
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Geoffrey Bayldon as Second Photographer |
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Gordon Sterne as Maddox |
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Arthur Howard as Car Salesman |
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Joyce Carey as Miss Sykes |
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Josephine Middleton as Mrs. Squire |
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Kenneth Griffith as Fitch |
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Barbara Archer as Barmaid |
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Tony Doonan as Man at Bar |
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Vanda Hudson as Girl in Street |
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Victor Harrington as Barrister (uncredited) |
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Sam Kydd as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) |
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Reg Thomason as Barrister (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christian Dior | Costume Design |
| Directing | Anthony Asquith | Director |
| Writing | Edward Wooll | Original Story |
| Camera | Robert Krasker | Director of Photography |
| Art | Maurice Fowler | Set Dresser |
| Editing | Frank Clarke | Editor |
| Production | Irene Howard | Casting |
| Writing | Karl Tunberg | Screenplay |
| Writing | Anatole de Grunwald | Screenplay |
| Art | Paul Sheriff | Art Direction |
| Crew | Benjamin Frankel | Compositor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Johnstone | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Lodge | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Robert Carrick | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gerry Turner | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Tom Howard | Visual Effects |
| Production | Roy Parkinson | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Pierre Rouve | Associate Producer |
| Directing | David Middlemas | Assistant Director |
| Sound | A.W. Watkins | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Anatole de Grunwald | Producer |
| Sound | Benjamin Frankel | Music |
| Sound | J.B. Smith | Sound Mixer |