Beat the Devil

1953 95 min ★ 6.1 Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.

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Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Billy Dannreuther

Jennifer Jones

Gwendolen Chelm

Gina Lollobrigida

Maria Dannreuther

Robert Morley

Peterson

Peter Lorre

Julius O'Hara

Edward Underdown

Harry Chelm

Ivor Barnard

Maj. Jack Ross

Marco Tulli

Ravello

Bernard Lee

Insp. Jack Clayton

Mario Perrone

Purser on SS Nyanga

Details

Director

John Huston

Screenplay

Truman Capote

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,000,000

Production

Rizzoli-Haggiag, Romulus Films, Santana Pictures Corporation, Dear Film

Reviews

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write2topcat

April 27, 2017

The plot of Beat The Devil involves a band of four motley characters intent on stealing uranium from British East Africa for a quick profit, in a land deal brokered by the Bogart character,(named Billy Dannreuther). The story begins in an Italian seaport as Bogie and his wife Maria, played by Gina Lollobrigida, wait on the arrival of the four criminals played by Philip Morley (Peterson), Peter Lor...

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CinemaSerf

December 1, 2024

★ 7/10

An unlikely group of would-be swindlers find themselves stuck in Italy when their boat (to Africa) breaks down. Theoretically, the four are on their way to sell vacuum cleaners (but really to pick up some ostensibly worthless land - that only they know is a rich source of uranium). Whilst they wait, they meet a British couple and soon the six, somewhat distrustingly, continue their journey. The st...