Product Details

• Actors: Roger Moore, Hildegard Neil, Alastair Mackenzie, Hugh Mackenzie, Kevork Malikyan
• Directors: Basil Dearden
• Writers: Basil Dearden, Bryan Forbes, Anthony Armstrong, Michael Relph
• Producers: Basil Dearden, Bryan Forbes, Jack Rix
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• VHS Release Date: March 4, 1997
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304397593
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,032 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moore please!, July 10, 2002

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A. Jezard (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Man Who Haunted Himself (DVD)

If anyone had any doubts that Roger Moore could act, they were dispelled by this movie. The film was virtually ignored when it was first released, which now seems like a giant missed opportunity. The former Saint and future 007 is just brilliant in the role of a businessman on the verge of a major nervous breakdown. It is hugely refreshing to see him stop all the "man of action" nonsense and play a different kind of role. The other nice thing about the movie is that it is full of ensemble British actors doing what they do best -- acting bloody well! The script is well written and Basil Dearden's direction keeps the suspense brimming nicely. I remember this being shown on TV (the Monday night film on BBC1, a highlight of the week)in 1972 or so, just after Moore had finished with The Persuaders! and before he'd made Live and Let Die. It was a refreshing slice of entertainment and it has not lost its flavour -- if anything age has improved it. It's just a shame old Roger didn't do more work like this, but perhaps that makes it even more a thing to treasure. The DVD is worth the money for the commentry alone. My one criticism is about the R1 encoding. Why didn't the distributors negotiate for a Region 0 release? Currently this film is not available anywhere else but the US -- a nonsense as it is a piece of English film-making that now resides in a French-owned company's vaults! This movie should be accessible to fans wherever they live. The sooner the Region Encoding system is seen as the money-making Hollywood sham it is and is thoroughly discredited the better. That way some of the world's more precious artefacts, such as this film, will be more available to all.

3.0 out of 5 stars BASIL DEARDEN, OPUS 38, November 25, 2011

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Daniel S. "Daniel" (Geneva, Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Man Who Haunted Himself (DVD)

This film deserves to be more famous, it's really a good surprise. The argument was already handled in an episode of the Alfred Hitchcok Presents show but I think that the story works better in the uptight British atmosphere. The theme of the double is one of the most interesting literary themes I know and Roger Moore, surprisingly will say the sharp tongues, manages to create a very disturbing character with Harold Pelham. Freddie Jones as the psychiatrist is also hilarious. A DVD zone curios.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for Roger Moore Fans, August 7, 2010

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ollie - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Man Who Haunted Himself (DVD)

I bought this DVD when I read Roger Moore's delightful "My Word is my Bond". He said that this was the one time that he was "really allowed to act".

If you like Roger Moore, thrillers and are willing to suspend disbelief, you'll enjoy this.
However, this is more of a "fun" movie; don't expect an Academy Award caliber film.