Specter of the Rose

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Specter of the Rose

"You are my love... my life... my doom!"

1946

1h 30m

4.6(9 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Ballet dancer Sanine may have murdered his first wife. A detective thinks so, and he's not the only one.

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16 members

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Judith Anderson

Madame La Sylph

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Michael Chekhov

Max Polikoff

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Ivan Kirov

Andre Sanine

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Viola Essen

Haidi

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Lionel Stander

Lionel Gans

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Charles 'Red' Marshall

Specs McFarlan

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Writing

George Shdanoff

Kropotkin

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Billy Gray

Jack Jones

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Juan Panalle

Jibby

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Lew Hearn

Mr. Lyons

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Ferike Boros

Mamochka

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Bert Hanlon

Margolies

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Constantine

Alexis Bloom

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Fred Pollino

Giovanni (as Ferdinand Pollina)

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Polly Rose

Olga

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Jim Moran

Jimmy, Pianist

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