of the firing squad and, when released penniless and homeless, goes back to his old house as a servant under the name of Charlot. Michel Mangeot – AKA Janvier, a fellow prisoner dying from tuberculosis, who achieves his lifelong goal of dying rich by trading his life for Chavel's. Thérèse - Michel's twin sister, who inherits Chavel's house, and with it a hatred of the man who by his wealth and cowardice caused her brother's death, but starts to fall in love with Charlot. Carosse - A collaborator and murderer, whose real name is Philippe Breton; on the run, comes to the house and pretends to be Chavel, thinking the latter to be dead; he attempts to displace Charlot in the affections of Thérèse. Film, television and theatrical adaptations The book was turned into a 1988 television movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Chavel and Kristin Scott Thomas as Therese in the Hallmark Hall of Fame series. Derek Jacobi played Carosse, The Imposter , for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. It was also adapted by Kate Brooke for the stage at the New End Theatre in 1994. Footnotes 1985 British novels Novels by Graham Greene British thriller novels Films based on works by Graham Greene Novels set in France British novels adapted into films The Bodley Head books