Beat the Devil (1953)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.5/10   

Director:

John Huston

Escritores:

James Helvick (novel)
Truman Capote (writer) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

17 diciembre 1953 (Italy)

Género:

Aventura | Comedia | Crimen | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Adventure at its boldest! Bogart at his best!

Plot:

On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Uranium | North Africa | Double Cross | Hotel

Comentarios de los usuarios:

the sub-par quality of this film detracts nothing from a great story

Reparto

Humphrey Bogart	...	Billy Dannreuther
Jennifer Jones	...	Mrs. 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
Giulio Donnini	...	Administrator
Saro Urzì	...	Captain of SS Nyanga
Aldo Silvani	...	Charles - Restaurant Manager
Juan de Landa	...	Hispano-Suiza Driver
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Julie Gibson

También conocida como:

Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy)
La burla del diablo (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

89 min

País:

UK | USA | Italy

Idioma:

Inglés | Italiano

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Clasificación:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Spain:T | Switzerland:14 | UK:U | West Germany:6

Locaciones de Filmación:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Compañía:

Rizzoli-Haggiag

Trivialidades:

At one point in the film, Ivor Barnard's character is referred as the "galloping major". This is the title of a film from 1951, also made by Romulus Productions, and starring Basil Radford. The Galloping Major (1951) in this other film is a racehorse.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Billy, Peterson and the driver push the car for the first time, there are four suitcases tied on its rear. When they do it for the second time, there are only three higher suitcases. And when the car falls in the cliff, the four suitcases from the beginning reappear.

Citas:

Billy Dannreuther: Trouble with England, it's all pomp and no circumstance. You're very wise to get out of it, escape, while you can.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Capote (2005)

the sub-par quality of this film detracts nothing from a great story

This movie is the funniest thing I have ever seen. Its very talky, and the plot is thick with double crosses, etc from the four crooks, and of course Bogart himself. Marco Tulli as one of the low-life criminals has a face worth a thousand words. Just seeing him with Peter Lorre, Robert Morley and Ivor Barnard is too much. They all look so incredibly guilty together. The extremely Proper Englishman played by Edward Underdown is a pleasure to watch as he reluctantly interacts with Bogart and co. turning up his nose at their nefarious activities. The plot itself is well thought out and at the same time absurd so you'll never know what to expect, but when it happens you may chuckle and rub your hands together thinking "that's perfect!" Its that kind of movie. This is a comedy for all us Bogart buffs and fans of film noir who enjoy a break from drama to laugh at our beloved genre.

People have complained about the picture quality, which I admit is not what it could be considering it was filmed in 1953. However, its not as bad as all that. It's only that the film has deteriorated a bit. The original camera work and audio work shines through the years of neglect this filmed has had to live through. All in all a hugely under-rated film, which I strongly recommend