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Beat the Devil

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Beat the Devil (1954)

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Reviews Counted:51

Fresh:33

Rotten:18

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

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

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