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Beat the Devil

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Beat the Devil (1954)

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Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 7  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Synopsis:
John Huston and Truman Capote co-wrote the screenplay while working on location. A whimsical parody of The Maltese Falcon and other 1940's detective movies in which Bogart so often starred (and Huston directed).Tells of the exploits of a group of travelers on a steamboat who each hopes to... [More]
John Huston and Truman Capote co-wrote the screenplay while working on location. A whimsical parody of The Maltese Falcon and other 1940's detective movies in which Bogart so often starred (and Huston directed).Tells of the exploits of a group of travelers on a steamboat who each hopes to carry off a huge swindle in the uranium fields of Northern Africa. While not a commercial success upon its release, the film has come to define the genre of spy movie spoofs. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre, Robert Morley

Director: John Huston
Screenwriter: John Huston, Truman Capote
Composer: Franco Mannino

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 13, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital - English

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access

Text/Photo Galleriesl:

  • Biographies
  • Filmographies

DVD-ROM Features:

  • PC/Mac Compatible

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An all-star home movie.

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You have to wonder what Capote and John Huston were thinking in trying to make a satire that didn't have any actual jokes.

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09/27/02 08:56 PM
Christopher Null
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If Beat the Devil puzzled audiences on its first release, it has charmed them since.

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