Directed by:
George CukorCinematography:
Milton KrasnerComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Edmond O'Brien, Shelley Winters, Ray Collins, Millard Mitchell, Joe Sawyer, Charles La Torre, Whit Bissell, Betsy Blair (more)Plots(1)
A DOUBLE LIFE explores the dangers of blurring the line between reality and illusion in this examination of the schizoid personality of a talented stage actor who begins to confuse his role with his life. Colman gives a magnificent, mesmerizing performance as veteran thespian Anthony John, who begins to mentally derail during a run of OTHELLO. John's courtly manners and reputation have a winning charm that endear him to both audiences and women, including his ex-wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), who acts opposite him in the play, and Pat (Shelley Winters), a young, sexy waitress. However, the charming actor, like his stage character, appears capable of violent behavior. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ronald Colman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/676/161676225_9cbc2f.jpg)
Ronald Colman
UK
Best movies:
The Talk of the Town (1942)
If I Were King (1938)
Random Harvest (1942)
![Signe Hasso](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/423/162423795_0bde95.png)
Signe Hasso
Sweden
Best movies:
The Seventh Cross (1944)
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
Heaven Can Wait (1943)
![Edmond O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/363/164363763_89b8f5.png)
Edmond O'Brien
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
White Heat (1949)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
![Shelley Winters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/015/163015971_c58f37.jpg)
Shelley Winters
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
An Average Little Man (1977)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
![Ray Collins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262654_a525d4.jpg)
Ray Collins
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Heiress (1949)
![Millard Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120229_2ff5f1.jpg)
Millard Mitchell
Cuba
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Winchester '73 (1950)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
![Joe Sawyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000152_0b2744.jpg)
Joe Sawyer
Canada
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Gilda (1946)
Charles La Torre
USA
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Blue Skies (1946)
![Whit Bissell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576503_d682ec.jpg)
Whit Bissell
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
![Betsy Blair](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272402_c8f85e.jpg)
Betsy Blair
USA
Best movies:
Il Grido (1957)
Marty (1955)
Mystery Street (1950)
![Marjorie Woodworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/721/160721121_9ee07d.jpg)
Marjorie Woodworth
USA
Best movies:
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
It Should Happen to You (1954)
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
![David Bond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/102/640/102640889_43b96f.jpg)
David Bond
USA
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![John Derek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273944_47a051.jpg)
John Derek
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Scandal Sheet (1952)
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
![Thomas Gomez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273208_6e1519.jpg)
Thomas Gomez
USA
Best movies:
Key Largo (1948)
Phantom Lady (1944)
Who Done It? (1942)
![Elmo Lincoln](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270333_9a3208.jpg)
Elmo Lincoln
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
![Virginia Patton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/802/157802475_c359d5.jpg)
Virginia Patton
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Canyon Passage (1946)
![Paddy Chayefsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/401/158401403_d3222e.jpg)
Paddy Chayefsky
USA
Best movies:
Marty (1955)
The Hospital (1971)
A Double Life (1947)
![Maude Fealy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/880/33880015_3703a8.jpg)
Maude Fealy
USA
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Union Pacific (1939)
![Bess Flowers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619287_5a558a.jpg)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
![Frederick Worlock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000204_dc8330.gif)
Frederick Worlock
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Spartacus (1960)
Madame Curie (1943)