The Tenth Man (1988 film)
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| The Tenth Man | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Lee Langley[1] Graham Greene[1] |
| Directed by | Jack Gold[1] |
| Music by | Lee Holdridge[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes[1] |
| Original release | |
| Release | December 4, 1988[1] |
The Tenth Man is a television movie of 1988 in the Hallmark Hall of Fame series, based on the novel The Tenth Man (1985) by Graham Greene. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Derek Jacobi, who received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.[2]
Chavel, a rich Paris lawyer, in a German prison during the Second World War and about to be executed, finds a fellow prisoner who is willing to take over his identity and die in his place. In return, the other man's family will get to keep all his money. He then has to serve out the sentence of the other man. After his release, he returns to his old home but does not reveal himself.