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Beat the Devil (1954)
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Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 7
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre, Robert Morley, Edward Underdown, Ivor Barnard, Bernard Lee, Marco Tulli
Director: John Huston
Director: John Huston
Screenwriter: John Huston, Truman Capote
Composer: Franco Mannino
Reviews for Beat the Devil
You have to wonder what Capote and John Huston were thinking in trying to make a satire that didn't have any actual jokes.
If Beat the Devil puzzled audiences on its first release, it has charmed them since.
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