Beat the Devil (1953)
| Release Date | 24 November 1953 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| Tagline | Adventure at its boldest! Bogart at his best! |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime, Adventure |
| Country | UKUSAItaly |
| Filming Locations | Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Comedy Thriller, Parody/Spoof, Adventure Comedy |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Americans Abroad, Dangerous Attraction |
| Tones | Deadpan, Quirky, Wry, Humorous, Witty, Easygoing |
| Tags | Boat, Espionage, Land Scheme, Mine, Scheme, Shipwreck |
Beat the Devil is a 1953 film directed by John Huston. It was co-authored by Huston and Truman Capote, and loosely based upon a novel of the same name by British journalist and critic Claud Cockburn, writing under the pseudonym James Helvick. It was intended by Huston as a tongue-in-cheek spoof of his earlier masterpiece, The Maltese Falcon, and of films of its genre.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Edward Underdown
Harry Chelm
Marco Tulli
Ravello
Mario Perrone
Purser on SS Nyanga
Giulio Donnini
Administrator
Saro Urzì
Captain of SS Nyanga
Juan de Landa
Hispano-Suiza Driver
Aldo Silvani
Charles - Restaurant Manager
Alex Pochet
Hotel Manager
Mimmo Poli
Barman
Manuel Serano
Ahmed - Arab Inquisitor
Director
Writer
James Helvick
Producer
John Woolf
producer
Original Music
Franco Mannino
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Cinematographer
Oswald Morris
Editor
Ralph Kemplen
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Art Director
Wilfred Shingleton
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Makeup Department
Betty Lee
hairdresser
Connie Reeve
makeup artist
Production Manager
Bill Kirby
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Arnold
assistant director
Sound Department
Stan Hawkes
dubbing editor
E. Law
sound recordist
George Stephenson
sound recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
Freddie Francis
camera operator
Louis H. Lavelly
chief production electrician
Dennis C. Lewiston
clapper loader
Gerry Turpin
first assistant camera
Music Department
Lambert Williamson
musical director
Other Crew
Angela Allen
continuity
Jeanie Sims
personal assistant: John Huston
James H. Ware
location manager
Harriet Medin
dialogue coach
Production Company
Rizzoli-Haggiag
Romulus Films
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Santana Pictures Corporation
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Distributor
United Artists
United Artists
Independent Film Distributors (IFD)
Royal Films International
GoodTimes Home Video
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
Hollywood Classics
LS Video
Triton Video
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Columbia TriStar Home Video
Simitar Video
Take 2 Video
Delta Expedition
Laserlight Entertainment
Madacy Entertainment
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Ventura Distribution
Alpha Video Distributors
Better Television Distribution
Reel Media International
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Mill Creek Entertainment
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Films directed by John Huston
A Walk with Love and Death (1969)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Annie (1982)
Beat the Devil
Casino Royale (1967)
Fat City (1972)
Freud (1962)
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
In This Our Life (1942)
Key Largo (1948)
Let There Be Light (1946)
Moby Dick (1956)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Phobia (1980)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
Report from the Aleutians (1943)
San Pietro (1945)
Sinful Davey (1969)
The African Queen (1951)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
The Dead (1987)
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
The MacKintosh Man (1973)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
The Misfits (1961)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
The Roots of Heaven (1958)
The Unforgiven (1960)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Victory (1981)
We Were Strangers (1949)
Wise Blood (1979)
Works by Truman Capote
Beat the Devil
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
The Innocents (1961)
