Beat the Devil
“They’re Out To Beat the Devil At His Own Game!”
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
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Cast
20 people
Humphrey Bogart
Billy Dannreuther
Known for
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
Jennifer Jones
Gwendolen Chelm
Known for
Duel in the Sun
The Song of Bernadette
Gina Lollobrigida
Maria Dannreuther
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Robert Morley
Peterson
Known for
The African Queen
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter Lorre
Julius O'Hara
Known for
M
Casablanca
Edward Underdown
Harry Chelm
Known for
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Khartoum
Ivor Barnard
Maj. Jack Ross
Known for
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
Marco Tulli
Ravello
Known for
Don Camillo in Moscow
The One Man Band
Bernard Lee
Insp. Jack Clayton
Known for
From Russia with Love
The Third Man
Mario Perrone
Purser on SS Nyanga
Also in
The Bandit
Without Pity
Giulio Donnini
Administrator
Known for
Johnny Stecchino
The Comics 2
Saro Urzì
Captain of SS Nyanga
Known for
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Seduced and Abandoned
John Huston Director · Truman Capote Screenplay Claud Cockburn Author
Budget $1M · United States release March 12, 1954 · Produced in Italy, United Kingdom, United States
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Budget
$1,000,000
Production
Rizzoli-Haggiag
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Romulus Films
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Santana Pictures Corporation
Production
Dear Film
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
Italy · United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Italian
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 24, 1953
Theatrical · London
United States · March 12, 1954
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Denmark
March 7, 1955 · Theatrical
Finland
April 8, 1955 · Theatrical
France
August 13, 1954 · Theatrical
August 29, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 26, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Italy
December 17, 1953 · Theatrical
July 2, 2016 · Premiere · Il Cinema Ritrovato (4K Restoration)
April 21, 2023 · Digital
Japan
March 24, 1954 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 4, 1954 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 22, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
January 31, 1955 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 9, 2016 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)
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