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      Beat the Devil

      1953, Comedy/Drama, 1h 32m

      19 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Billy and Maria Dannreuther are among a number of travelers stranded in Italy en route to Africa. While the Dannreuthers seem like an average couple, they have the same goal as Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm and some of their other shifty companions -- to lay claim to property that is supposedly rich with uranium.

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: John Huston

      • Producer: John Huston, Humphrey Bogart

      • Writer: James Helvick, Truman Capote, John Huston

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video, Madacy Entertainment Group Inc. [us], Reel Media International [us], United Artists, LS Video, Hollywood Classics

      • Production Co: Romulus Films Ltd.

      • Sound Mix: Mono

      • Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.37:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Humphrey Bogart
      Jennifer Jones
      Gina Lollobrigida
      Robert Morley
      Peter Lorre
      Ivor Barnard
      Marco Tulli
      Mario Perrone
      Alex Pochet
      Aldo Silvani
      Franco Mannino
      Oswald Morris
      Ralph Kemplen

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      Audience Reviews for Beat the Devil

      • Sep 05, 2010
        A great cast in a great movie about a bunch of thieves. I highly recommend this movie.
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      • Jan 17, 2010
        Not 1 of Bogarts best
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      • Jul 25, 2009
        One of those on-the-fence movies that doesn't make any egregious mistakes, yet doesn't offer enough for a recommendation either. Bogart is only OK in this mild Maltese Falconesque spoof, added inside jokery comes with the inclusion of Peter Lorre but he sadly has little to do. Robert Morley comes off best in the Sydney Greenstreet role as the shady financier. I didn't care at all for Jennifer Jones who runs about her emotions like a headless chicken, but one word will suffice for Gina Lollobrigida - wow. A promising idea, made moreso with a script by director John Huston and Truman Capote(!), failing to deliver satisfactorily.
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      • Jun 17, 2009
        with more fast shuffling than any fred and ginger effort, and much like "the usual suspects" wherein all are guilty until...well, forget about 'em not being guilty is all, and with a wink and a smile tossed in for spice, this is a bankers holiday for all involved and it shows. jennifer jones nearly steals the show and would if there wasn't such stiff competition. not an honest scene in this stew of lovable rogues out for a con.
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