King, Queen, Knave (1972)
94 min
Based on a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, this English-language satirical drama details the experiences of Frank (John Moulder Brown), a young orphan who finds himself deep in the romantic clutches of his uncle's sensual wife. After Frank's parents die, he goes to live with his aunt Martha (Gina Lollabrigida) and uncle Charles (David Niven). Sexy Martha entices Frank into her embrace then wants him to kill her husband so that they can live off of his money. Frank wouldn't mind so much, but he really likes his uncle.
- Release date
- May 18, 1972
- Country of origin
- United States, Germany
Cast
- David Niven as Charles Dreyer
- Gina Lollobrigida as Martha Dreyer
- John Moulder-Brown as Frank
- Mario Adorf as Prof. Ritter
- Carl Duering as Enricht
- Christine Schuberth as Isolda
- Erica Beer as Frieda
- Felicitas Peters as Ida
- Christopher Sandford as Hofmann
- Sonia Hoffman as Sonia
Crew
- Jerzy Skolimowski · Director
- Vladimir Nabokov · Writer
- David Shaw · Writer
- David Seltzer · Writer
- Lutz Hengst · Producer
- Stanley Myers · Composer
- Charly Steinberger · Cinematographer
- Melvin Shapiro · Editor