Return from the Ashes (1965): Cast
Return from the Ashes is a 1965 drama thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Ingrid Thulin as Dr. Michele Wolf, Samantha Eggar and Maximilian Schell. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
- Original language
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English - Studio
- The Mirisch Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Return from the Ashes About?
The premise of Return from the Ashes without spoilers.
After surviving a Nazi concentration camp, Dr. Michele Wolf returns to her Paris home at the war’s end, hoping for peace. Unaware that her charismatic husband, gigolo and chess master Stanislaw Pilgrin, has begun an affair with her stepdaughter Fabi, her hopeful daydream quickly turns into a nightmare.
Return from the Ashes Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- murder by drowning
- drowning murder
- chess player
- femme fatale
- psychological thriller
- inheritance
- marriage
- paris france
- train journey
- mistaken identity
- blond hair
- murder of a nude woman
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- impersonation
- arrest
- close up of feet
- man kisses a woman's foot
- year 1945
- 1940s
- british noir
- betrayal
- wall safe
- physician
- plastic surgery
- booby trap
- sociopath
- doctor
- wealth
- murder
- concentration camp survivor
- attempted murder
- man murders a woman
- scene during opening credits
- based on the novel of the same name
- sexual melodrama
- murder made to look like accident
- stepmother stepdaughter relationship
- caught in the act
- french liberation
- murder of stepdaughter
- unfaithful husband
- female doctor
- broach
- identity reveal
- husband plans to murder wife
- unrequited love
- creating an alibi
- extramarital affair
- widow
- death
- foreign language adaptation
Return from the Ashes Cast & Characters
Ingrid Thulin leads the cast as Dr. Michele Wolf, with Samantha Eggar as Fabienne Wolf and Maximilian Schell as Stanislaw Pilgrin. Directed by J. Lee Thompson; 12 actors are credited in all.
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Director J. Lee Thompson
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Ingrid Thulin as Dr. Michele Wolf - Samantha Eggar as Fabienne Wolf
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Maximilian Schell as Stanislaw Pilgrin -
Herbert Lom as Dr. Charles Bovard
Also Starring in Return from the Ashes
· 8 more- Vladek Sheybal Manager
- Arnold Diamond
- Jacques Brunius
- Jacques Cey
- Viviane Ventura Receptionist
- Andre Charisse
- Talitha Pol Claudine
- Danièle Noël
Return from the Ashes Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Return from the Ashes.
Return from the Ashes Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “情杀惊魂” and “Una llamada a las doce”.
- Also known as
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- 情杀惊魂
- Una llamada a las doce
- Visszatérés a hamvakból
- Eine Tür fällt zu
- Возвращение из пепла
- Dimensione della paura
- 잿더미에서 돌아온 아내
- 历劫余生
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Return from the Ashes FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Return from the Ashes, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Return from the Ashes?
Return from the Ashes runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Return from the Ashes released?
Return from the Ashes was released on November 16, 1965.
Who directed Return from the Ashes?
Return from the Ashes was directed by J. Lee Thompson.
More films by J. Lee Thompson Who is in the cast of Return from the Ashes?
Return from the Ashes stars Ingrid Thulin as Dr. Michele Wolf, Samantha Eggar as Fabienne Wolf and Maximilian Schell as Stanislaw Pilgrin, among 12 credited actors.
Does Return from the Ashes have a post-credit scene?
No. Return from the Ashes has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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