Beat the Devil (1954)

Director: John Huston  Starring: Humphrey Bogart  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Kultur
Format: DVD
UPC: 00096009025434
Buy.com Sku: 40210132
Item#: VWTTDS
Category Keywords: 1950s  Action  Adventure  Africa  All-Star  Crime  Italy  Recommended  Scams And Cons  Theatrical Release  Thieves 
Rating: NR
 
 
Features: DVD
 


Editor's Note

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.

 
Features
Region 1
Super Jewel Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Trivia Quiz
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies




 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Kultur
Release Date: 6/1/1999
Running Time: 93 minutes
Original Release Date: 1954
Catalog ID: 02543
UPC: 00096009025434
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: B&W

 
Cast & Crew
Marco Tulli
Gina Lollobrigida
Bernard Lee
Edward Underdown
Humphrey Bogart
Peter Lorre
Jennifer Jones
Ivor Barnard
Robert Morley
James Helvick - Source Writer
John Huston - Screenwriter
Oswald Morris - Cinematographer
Wilfred Shingleton - Production Designer
Lambert Williamson - Music Director
Ralph Kemplen - Editor
Truman Capote - Screenwriter
Franco Mannino - Composer
John Huston - Director

 
Memorable Quotes
"Harry, we must beware of these men. They're desperate characters. Not one of them looked at my legs." ---- Gwendolen Chelm (Jennifer Jones)

"Trouble with England, it's all pomp and no circumstance. You're very wise to get out of it, escape while you can." ---- Billy Dannreuther (Humphrey Bogart)

"Time! Time! What is time? The Swiss manufacture it. The French hoard it. Italians want it. Americans say it is money. Hindus say it does not exist. Do you know what I say? I say time is a crook." ---- O'Hara (Peter Lorre)

"Only the phonies liked it. It's a mess!" ---- Humphrey Bogart on the film

"The formula of 'Beat the Devil' is that everyone is slightly absurd." ---- John Huston on the film


 
Professional Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
"...The movie has above all effortless charm....We can relax and share the amusement of the actors, who are essentially being asked to share their playfulness..." 11/26/2000 p.3

Sight and Sound
"Capote's dialogue is often witty...and the actors seem to be enjoying themselves." 11/01/2004

  
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