Death of a Scoundrel

Death of a Scoundrel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Martin
Screenplay byCharles Martin
Produced byCharles Martin
StarringGeorge Sanders
Yvonne De Carlo
Zsa Zsa Gabor
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Edited byConrad A. Nervig
Music byMax Steiner
Production
company
Charles Martin Productions
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • November 5, 1956 (1956-11-05) (US)[1]
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Death of a Scoundrel is a 1956 American film noir drama film directed by Charles Martin and starring George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Victor Jory and Coleen Gray. It was distributed by RKO Pictures. This film and The Falcon's Brother are the only two to feature real-life lookalike brothers George Sanders and Tom Conway, who portray brothers in both pictures. The movie's music is by Max Steiner and the cinematographer is James Wong Howe.

Death of a Scoundrel is a fictionalized adaptation of the life and mysterious death of Serge Rubinstein.[2]

  1. ^ "Death of a Scoundrel: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Murder of Serge Rubinstein - 1955 Crime Magazine".