Beat the Devil (1953)

1953 · Feature film · 89 min · dir. John Huston

They’re Out To Beat the Devil At His Own Game!

• Adventure
• Comedy

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Synopsis

A quartet of international crooks (Peterson, O'Hara, Ross and Ravello) are stranded in Italy whilst their steamer is being repaired. With them are the an English couple, the Dannreuthers. The 6 are headed for Africa, presumably to sell vacuum cleaners but all is not as it seems. They are joined by others who apparently have similar designs.

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Details

Director

John Huston

Writer

Truman Capote

Composer

Franco Mannino

Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Studio

Rizzoli-Haggiag, Romulus Films, Santana Pictures Corporation

Released

1953-11-24

Awards

1 win

Running time

89 minutes

Cast & crew

• John Huston Director
• Humphrey Bogart
• Jennifer Jones
• Gina Lollobrigida
• Robert Morley
• Peter Lorre
• Edward Underdown
• Ivor Barnard
• Marco Tulli

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