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{{Short description|1965 British film by Basil Dearden}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Masquerade
| image = Masquerade 1965 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster by Jack Rickard
| director = [[Basil Dearden]]
| writer = [[William Goldman]]<br>[[Michael Relph]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Castle Minerva]]''|[[Victor Canning]]}}
| producer = Michael Relph
| starring = [[Cliff Robertson]]<br>[[Jack Hawkins]]
| cinematography = [[Otto Heller]]
| editing = [[John D. Guthridge]]
| music = [[Philip Green (composer)|Phillip Green]]
| studio = Michael Relph Productions
| distributor = [[United Artists]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1965|4|13|London}}{{film date|df=yes|1965|4|28|New York City}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Masquerade''''' is a 1965 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Basil Dearden]] based on the 1954 novel ''[[Castle Minerva]]'' by [[Victor Canning]]. It stars [[Cliff Robertson]] and [[Jack Hawkins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allmovie.com/work/man-in-the-moon-101249|title=Man in the Moon (1960) – Basil Dearden – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie|publisher=AllMovie}}</ref> and was filmed in Spain.<ref>MASQUERADE Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 32, Iss. 372, (1 Jan 1965): 76.</ref>

==Plot==
An Arab heir plots his own kidnapping in a desperate bid for peace in the [[Middle East]].

==Cast==
* [[Cliff Robertson]] as David Frazer
* [[Jack Hawkins]] as Colonel Drexel
* [[Marisa Mell]] as Sophie
* [[Michel Piccoli]] as George Sarrassin
* [[Bill Fraser]] as Dunwoody
* [[Charles Gray (actor)|Charles Gray]] as Benson
* [[John Le Mesurier]] as Sir Robert
* [[Felix Aylmer]] as Henrickson
* [[Ernest Clark]] as Minister
* [[Tutte Lemkow]] as Paviot
* [[Keith Pyott]] as Gustave

==Production==
[[Rex Harrison]] was originally meant to star but he dropped out and Cliff Robertson was hired to replace him. The film was the first screen credit for novelist [[William Goldman]] who had been hired to Americanise the dialogue for Robertson (Robertson had just commissioned Goldman to adapt ''[[Flowers for Algernon]]'' into a screenplay).<ref>Goldman, William, ''Adventures in the Screen Trade'' 1982 p 170-173</ref>

Filming started on 3 June 1964 at Pinewood Studios under the title ''The Shabby Tiger''.<ref>In British Film
Los Angeles Times 11 May 1964: C19.</ref> The unit then shifted to Madrid.<ref>Robertson in Madrid
Los Angeles Times 27 June 1964: A8.</ref>

Robertson's work on the film meant he had to turn down an offered part in ''Judith''.<ref>FILMLAND EVENTS: Warners, 20th Make New Story Purchases
Los Angeles Times 14 July 1964: C6.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0059433|title=Masquerade}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180409104625/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be88ecd ''Masquerade''] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
*{{TCMDb title|17652|title=Masquerade}}
{{Basil Dearden}}
{{William Goldman}}

[[Category:1965 films]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:1960s adventure films]]
[[Category:Films based on British novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by Basil Dearden]]
[[Category:Films shot in Almería]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Michael Relph]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by William Goldman]]
[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
[[Category:1960s British films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Philip Green]]