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Beat the Devil
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
1953 · Directed by John Huston · 95 min · Adventure · Comedy · Crime · 8 frames
Tagline
They’re Out To Beat the Devil At His Own Game!
Crew
- Screenplay: Truman Capote, John Huston
- Cinematography: Oswald Morris
- Edited by: Ralph Kemplen
- Music: Franco Mannino
- Produced by: John Huston, Angelo Rizzoli, John Woolf
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Billy Dannreuther
- Jennifer Jones as Gwendolen Chelm
- Gina Lollobrigida as Maria Dannreuther
- Robert Morley as Peterson
- Peter Lorre as Julius O'Hara
- Edward Underdown as Harry Chelm
- Ivor Barnard as Maj. Jack Ross
- Marco Tulli as Ravello
- Bernard Lee as Insp. Jack Clayton
- Mario Perrone as Purser on SS Nyanga
Production
- Country: Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English, Arabic, Italian
- Studios: Rizzoli-Haggiag, Romulus Films, Santana Pictures Corporation, Dear Film
- Budget: $1,000,000
- Themes: beach, husband wife relationship, italy, narration, lie, dark comedy, satire, liar, thief, film noir
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