Movie
Beat the Devil
Overview
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
Details
- Release date
- 1953-11-24
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Rizzoli-Haggiag, Romulus Films, Santana Pictures Corporation
- Country
- Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Giulio Donnini as Administrator
- Saro Urzì as Captain of SS Nyanga
Crew
- John Huston - Director
- Truman Capote - Screenplay
- John Huston - Screenplay
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