I've never been a big fan of Mr Moore, he's played himself in just about everything bar this great slice of 70's cinema. I actually saw this in a cinema back in the day and loved it so much so that whenever it crops up on TV I still watch it. He actually acts in this other than being the Saint in everything else.The melt down of his original character as the doppelganger appears to take over his life shows that Mr Moore could act if he wanted to. It was also interesting to see how empty the elevated section of the M4 looked, if it were filmed now there would probably be a traffic jam.Ignore the negative reviews, of course it would have better production values today but the story is solid and grips the audience. An interesting concept which has been redone many times since but this is one of the originals, I recommend it.

Roger Moore has always taken his acting lightly. However you do not build a successful career in both UK and USA television and become a successful international film star without a modicum of talent.In The Man Who Haunted Himself, Moore plays a wealthy business executive Harold Pelham whose company is considering getting involved in a merger. We initially see Pelham dressed conservatively and driving home carefully. Somewhere along the road he seems to have become possessed, he speeds up his car and gets involved in a terrible car accident.As he recovers from his injuries, an alter ego is unleashed, more cavalier, risk taking, dashing and begins to live Pelham's life. This Pelham uses cunning to make his company's share sale to be even more profitable. He has a casual affair and even has a perked up sex life with his wife.The real Pelham slowly realises that a doppelganger is on the loose and tries to get his life back on track.Not a raised eyebrow in sight in this film. This is regarded as Moore's favourite film and he really shows his acting chops, Moore even gets to make a reference to James Bond, a role he would next play.The film is really an updated version of Jekyll & Hyde but there is a sense of eeriness as the film concentrates on the real, more dull Pelham when he hears reports of the other double's activities such as thrashing someone in snooker, dabbling in some industrial espionage or being in some swanky club leaving him confused.Director Basil Dearden might have shown a dated view of London for even the early 1970s but he gets a uniformly excellent performance from his cast and you genuinely wonder how the film will end as to which Pelham will win out.

The Man Who Haunted Himself is a good movie with a reasonably well developed storyline and a terrific cast. For a ninety minute film, it's quite slow to begin, but once the story properly kicks off it is very intriguing, as we follow a man who suspects someone may be impersonating him, a situation which ends up being even more insane than he expected. Roger Moore's performance in this film is astounding, and it's a shame he will never get the recognition he deserves for the hard work he put in to this role, long before James Bond he proved that he was well able to play deranged men, but due to poor marketing, this film never took off. The budget was clearly very low and because of that it does fail to deliver its complete potential, there are limited locations, Pelham's office building and house being where the majority of the scenes take place, and some parts felt very thrown together, as if they did it in one take, not trying to perfect it. The ending is the main reason I am giving this a seven instead of an eight, the build up and tension of the two Pelham's finally meeting is well executed, the scene when they finally meet is the highlight of the entire movie, and suddenly it felt as if they could not think of how to end it, it's ridiculously anti-climatic, leaving so many unanswered questions, you could not help but feel frustrated. Roger Moore certainly brings in a fantastic performance that adds to the thrills, and though it may have many flaws, The Man Who Haunted Himself is still worth the watch if you are looking for a good thriller. A man suspects a duplicate of him may be roaming about and living his life in a more luxurious fashion. Best Performance: Roger Moore

Anyone who ever suggests that Roger Moore can't act should be made to watch this film.What could have been a rather humdrum thriller is enlivened by a lead performance which demonstrates the mental collapse of a man who is watching his life fall apart.A series of strange incidents build to a tense and frightening climax where Moore really shows his skill. Combine that with a taut script, inventive direction (particularly in the fast-moving final scene) and a haunting score and you have a pretty good film.One slightly odd note - a year after filming, the director Basil Dearden was himself killed in a car accident near the spot where the fictional crash which begins this film took place.