''Behind the Mask'' is a 1958 British
drama film directed by
Brian Desmond Hurst and starring
Michael Redgrave,
Ian Bannen and
Lionel Jeffries. It portrays the life of a
surgeon
In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as ...
in a busy
hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...
.
Redgrave's daughter,
Vanessa Redgrave, made her film debut in this movie.
Cast
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Michael Redgrave as Sir Arthur Benson Gray
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Tony Britton as Philip Selwood
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Carl Möhner as Dr Carl Romek
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Niall MacGinnis as Neil Isherwood
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Vanessa Redgrave as Pamela Benson Gray
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Ian Bannen as Alan Crabtree
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Brenda Bruce as Elizabeth Fallon
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Lionel Jeffries as Walter Froy
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Miles Malleson as Sir Oswald Pettiford
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John Welsh John Welsh may refer to:
*John Welsh of Ayr (1568–1622), religious leader
*John Welsh of Irongray, religious leader
*John Welsh (actor) (1904–1985), Irish actor
*John Welsh (Australian footballer) (born 1938), Australian rules football player f ...
as Col. Langley
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Ann Firbank
Ann Firbank (born 9 January 1933) is an actress of film, television, and stage whose career extends from 1956. One of Firbank's more notable roles is her 1971 portrayal of Anne Elliot in the serial ''Persuasion'', an adaptation of Jane Austen's ...
as Mrs Judson
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Jack Hedley as Dr Galbraith
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Hugh Miller as Examiner
* Mary Skinner as Theatre Sister
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Margaret Tyzack as Night Sister
References
External links
''Behind the Mask'' at the website dedicated to
Brian Desmond Hurst
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1958 films
British drama films
1958 drama films
Films directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
Films set in hospitals
1950s English-language films
1950s British films
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