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The Man Who Haunted Himself

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A London businessman's (Roger Moore) bad alter ego escapes, takes a mistress (Olga Georges-Picot) and takes over his life and wife (Hildegard Neil).

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 06/01/2019
3/4
The Man Who Haunts Himself maintains interest throughout with its intriguing storyline, although the final moments avoid the perfect ending for one that's slightly less satisfying. Go to Full Review
Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl 05/07/2019
6/10
Everyone is British to the hilt, to the point where you may suspect (as do I) that Dearden is having a bit of fun at his countrymen's expense... Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/27/2005
3/5
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S N Sep 11 Whilst it is not a film that satisfy everyone by the end, The Man who Haunted Himself is a fascinating, eary, slow-burn thriller, in the vein of Hitchock or Twilight Zone. Roger Moore stated in his autobiography that this is his proudest performance, and that is certainly visible in the film. Regarded as one of the less serious Bond actors, it is astonishing to see Moore play a mild-mannered business man, who slowly looses his sanity as he is desperate to get to the bottom of a mystery that is destroying his personal and professional life. Whilst of-its-time, a bit slow-paced, and its ending will leave some audience members disappointed, it is worth a watch for fans of physiological thrillers, to see an early and overlooked gem. And certainly for Bond fans, to see a truly special performances from a fan-favourite of the franchise. See more delysid d 01/07/2019 this movie is pretty dry but its actually a trippy film loved the ending See more 07/18/2018 Intriguing but ultimately disappointing mystery with a resolution that barely explains the 90 minutes that precedes it. The pace is controlled reasonably well and the film creates a good sense of mystery, but it would have been better suited to an episode of the Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock Presents which are its obvious influences. See more 05/27/2017 1/2 ud af 5 dobbeltgængere. Der er intet pænt at sige om denne film, som Roger Moore selv mente var hans bedste, og det skal nok passe. Fuldstændig idiotisk historie uden nogen forklaring og Moore-øjenbryn rynket på mindst tre forskellige måder. Fik den oven i købet anbefalet af en ven! Tak for lort, siger jeg bare. See more 05/27/2017 Three stars simply because I think it is Roger Moore's finest dramatic role. Following a car accident, a man is shadowed by his more sinister doppleganger. It is not a spectacular film by any means but the Jeckyll and Hyde duality of persona is handled very convincingly by Moore. The actor of course, went on to become the James Bond of the 70s and is still the most suave incarnation of the superspy. If only he had done more films like this though. His dramatic chops would have been better appreciated. See more 04/16/2017 Roger Moore gets to flex his acting chops a lot more than usual in this quite intriguing (for the time at least) psychological thriller that has Roger playing two parts. In one scene he gets to walk around himself on screen which must have been a difficult effect to achieve in the early 70s. It's by no means an A grade movie but it certainly does what it set out to do very competently. Worth a watch. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A London businessman's (Roger Moore) bad alter ego escapes, takes a mistress (Olga Georges-Picot) and takes over his life and wife (Hildegard Neil).
Director
Basil Dearden
Producer
Michael Relph
Screenwriter
Michael Relph
Production Co
Associated British, EMI Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 34m