

Beat the Devil
1953-11-24 · 95 min · ★ 6.1
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
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Production details
- Directors
- John Huston
- Production companies
- Rizzoli-Haggiag, Romulus Films, Santana Pictures Corporation, Dear Film
- Countries
- Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,000,000
Top Cast
Humphrey BogartBilly Dannreuther
Jennifer JonesGwendolen Chelm
Gina LollobrigidaMaria Dannreuther
Robert MorleyPeterson
Peter LorreJulius O'Hara
Edward UnderdownHarry Chelm
Ivor BarnardMaj. Jack Ross
Marco TulliRavello
Bernard LeeInsp. Jack Clayton
Giulio DonniniAdministrator
Saro UrzìCaptain of SS Nyanga
Juan de LandaHispano-Suiza Driver
Aldo SilvaniCharles
Julie Gibson(uncredited)
Mimmo PoliBarman (uncredited)
Peter SellersBilly Dannreuther (voice) (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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