The Tenth Man
A wealthy Paris lawyer facing execution finds a poor prisoner willing to trade places with him in exchange for promising his fortune to the man's family. After his release, he returns to his old home but doesn't reveal his true identity.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Released
- 1988
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1988
Storyline
A wealthy Paris lawyer facing execution finds a poor prisoner willing to trade places with him in exchange for promising his fortune to the man's family. After his release, he returns to his old home but doesn't reveal his true identity.
Top credits
Anthony Hopkins — Jean Louis Chavel
Kristin Scott Thomas — Therese Mangeot
Derek Jacobi — The Imposter
Cyril Cusack — The Priest
Awards
1 win & 0 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• Graham Greene wrote this when he joined MGM as a contract scriptwriter in 1944. It sat in their archives until it was discovered in the early 1980s, and was originally intended to be a major cinema release.
• 100,000 French francs in 1942 was equivalent to about 2000 US dollars or about 38,000 dollars in 2023.
User reviews
Great story, great acting, but feels like an 80s made-for-tv movie (which it is)
Solid Classical Thriller - The Tenth Man
He that dies this year is quit for the next....
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1, 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
