Description
Beat the Devil DVD 1953 Ördögi kör / Directed by John Huston / Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobirigida, Jennifer Jones, Robert Marley
UPC 5999881767711
REGION 2 PAL DVD (Black & White)
MADE IN HUNGARY
AUDIO: English 2.0, Hungarian 2.0
SUBTITLES: Hungarian
Total Runtime: 84 MINUTES
English Summary:
Billy Dannreuther is a formerly-wealthy American who has fallen on hard times. He is reluctantly working with four crooks: Peterson, Julius O'Hara, Major Jack Ross and Ravello, who are trying to acquire uranium-rich land in British East Africa. Billy suspects that Major Ross murdered a British Colonial officer who threatened to expose their plan. While waiting in Italy for passage to Africa, Billy and his wife Maria meet a British couple, Harry and Gwendolen Chelm, who plan to travel on the same ship. Harry seems a very proper and traditional Englishman, while Gwendolen is flighty and a compulsive fantasist. Billy and Gwendolen have an affair, while Maria flirts with Harry. Peterson becomes suspicious that the Chelms may be attempting to acquire the uranium themselves. Though this is untrue, it seems confirmed by Gwendolen, who lies about her husband and exaggerates his importance.
Billy and Peterson decide to take a plane instead, but their car runs over a cliff when they are pushing it after a breakdown and the pair are wrongly reported to have been killed. In order to replace Peterson's lost capital, Ravello approaches Harry Chelm and explains their scheme. Just then, to everyone's surprise, Billy and Peterson return to the hotel unharmed, just as the purser announces that the ship is at last ready to sail. On board, Harry reveals that he knows about Peterson's scheme and intends to inform the authorities. Peterson orders Major Ross to kill Harry, but Billy thwarts the murder attempt. Disbelieving Harry's outraged accusations, however, the ship's drunken captain has Harry locked in the brig.
Hungarian Summary:
A kis csapat kalandor most éppen Olaszországban jár. Nem tudják még, mire való az uránium, de a szimatuk azt súgja, hogy sok pénzt lehet vele keresni. Afrikában éppen gazdátlan lelőhelyeket árvereznek. A kompánia azonnal elindul hajóval, repülővel, autóval - mindegy, csak elsőként jussanak hozzá a bányához.
Cast / Szereplők:
- Humphrey Bogart as Billy Dannreuther
- Jennifer Jones as Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm
- Gina Lollobrigida as Maria Dannreuther
- Robert Morley as Peterson
- Peter Lorre as Julius O'Hara
- Edward Underdown as Harry Chelm
- Ivor Barnard as Major Jack Ross
- Marco Tulli as Ravello
- Bernard Lee as Inspector Jack Clayton
- Mario Perrone as Purser on SS Nyanga
- Giulio Donnini as Administrator
- Saro Urzì as Captain of SS Nyanga
- Juan de Landa as Hispano-Suiza Driver
- Aldo Silvani as Charles, restaurant owner
- Alex Pochet as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Mimo Poli as Barman (uncredited)
Directed by | John Huston |
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Produced by | John Huston |
Screenplay by | John Huston Truman Capote |
Based on | Beat the Devil by James Helvick |
Starring |
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Music by | Franco Mannino |
Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
Edited by | Ralph Kemplen |
Production
company |
Romulus Films
Santana Pictures |
Distributed by | British Lion Films (United Kingdom) United Artists (United States) |
Release date
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24 November 1953 (US) |
Running time
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84 minutes |
Country |
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Language | English |