Produced by humphrey bogarts santana productions, the film was unlike anything being released by the major studios, and even today is a fascinating gem of cinematic chutzpah. As a climax to their many misadventures and doublecrosses, the uranium seekers end up facing extermination by an arab firing squad. The following is a list of american films released in 1953 donald oconnor and fredric march cohosted the 26th academy awards ceremony on march 25, 1954, held at the rko pantages theatre in hollywood. Beat the devil evinces the freewheeling spontaneity of a film constructed on the fly. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Romulus films presents as romulus dear film filmed in italy in association with santana pictures corporation as a romulussantana production rizzolihaggiag in assocation with. Beat the devil is the movie that pissed off humphrey bogart. Beat the devil, a 1953 film directed by john huston. Bogart, jennifer jones, gina lollobrigida, but his movie is so. This source describes the modern restoration as the unseen complete. And for seasoned cinematic connoseuirs, beat the devil 1953 will rekindle an era of film making at its best. Fulllength version of the 1953 feature film produced, directed and written with truman capote by john houston, starring humphrey bogart, gina lollobrigida, peter lorre and robert morley.
On the soundtrack, humphrey bogart tells us they are all criminals, but we know that. Apr 02, 2016 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. The films wry selfreflexivity means lots of fun for genre addicts. Beat the devil has weathered time and travails better than anyone could have expected. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Beat the devil full movie humphrey bogart jennifer jones tcc ai color duration. It stars humphrey bogart, jennifer jones, gina lollobrigida, robert morley and peter lorre. Beat the devil, which you can watch above, simply confused audiences when it opened in 1953, but humanity has since with, for better or for worse, the thoroughgoing senses of unseriousness and irony weve cultivated come to appreciate it.
Writerdirector john hustons beat the devil stars humphrey bogart as billy dannreuther, the front man for a group of swindlers stranded in an italian port town, scheming to take ownership of uraniumrich land in africa. On their way to africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent british couple. In fact, the film was made almost two years earlier, and was initially released in great britain in 1953, just as the widescreen revolution began. The script, which was written on a daytoday basis as the film was being shot, concerns the adventures of a motley crew of swindlers and neerdowells trying to lay claim to land rich in uranium deposits in kenya as they wait in a small italian port to travel aboard an illfated tramp steamer en route to mombasa. John hustons beat the devil 1953 shows how much hollywood has lost by devaluing its character actors. Beat the devil 1953 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Among its other merits, it is one of the few films where a film noir is mixed with a comedy. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. Director john huston, topbilled humphrey bogart, and screenwriter truman capote had way too much fun making it despite multiple disasters, which included hustons drunken fall off a cliff and an auto accident that shattered bogarts bridgework. Feb 24, 2016 beat the devil full movie humphrey bogart jennifer jones tcc ai color duration.
Dear film filmed in italy in association with santana pictures corporation as a romulussantana production. Peter ustinov anonymously dubbed several italian actors on the soundtrack of the film. Beat the devil, a short film starring james brown and gary oldman. And chances are, being a fan of how movies were made back in. This was the ceremonys second year of being telecast, with viewership at an estimated 43,000,000. Beat the devil 1953 full movie action movie humphrey. The satirical nature of beat the devil eluded many moviegoers in 1953, and the film was a failure. Beat the devil, however, would eventually live on to reach cult status. Beat the devil 1953 is a classic movie directed by john huston, and starring humphrey bogart. Read the full synopsis of beat the devil, 1954, directed by john huston, with humphrey bogart, jennifer jones, gina lollobrigida, at turner classic movies. The fact that the picture attained cult status in lesser years failed to impress its star. Its a whose who of actors of its vintage and is directed by john huston. Beat the devil 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The winner of the best motion picture category was columbia picturess from here to. Beat the devil 1953 full movie action movie humphrey bogart on their way to africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly. Huston and truman capote wrote the screenplay, loosely based upon the 1951 novel of the same name by british journalist claud cockburn, writing under the pseudonym james helvick. Beat the devil 1953 a weekend with humphrey and huston.
Houston, humphrey bogart and gina lollobrigida full movie part 2. Mar, 2016 if youre a classic film fan, youre going to come across this film sooner or later. Truman capote had a hand in the scripting of this hugely enjoyable exercise in selfparody, wherein a group of passengers on a ship crossing the mediterranean plan to buy land known to contain uranium. And the movie has long had devoted fans, despite opening in 1953 to bad. With humphrey bogart, jennifer jones, gina lollobrigida, robert morley. When it was finished it fell with a flop at the box office. Beat the devil john houston, humphrey bogart and gina lollobrigida full movie. The film, written by famed author truman capote, is centered on a group of four crooks, all of whom are traveling to africa under the guise of selling vacuum cleaners. Beat the devil full movie humphrey bogart jennifer. Beat the devil movie 1953 humphrey bogart, jennifer jones, gina lollobrigida. Beat the devil, a 1951 thriller written by claud cockburn. A screwball, wacky comedy that is played as straight as any film noir and is even funnier as a result.
Beat the devil approved 1h 29min action, adventure, comedy 17 december 1953 italy on their way to africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent british couple. The film was directed by john huston, and starred humphrey bogart, jennifer jones and gina. The film was directed by john huston, and starred humphrey bogart, jennifer jones and gina lollobrigida, and featured robert morley, peter lorre and bernard lee. The film s humor is not readily apparent, and the movie was quickly rejected by the public upon its release. The film was directed by john huston, and starred humphrey bogart, jennifer jones and gina lollobrigida, and. But today it has achieved something of a cult following and is a sheer delight. Beat the devil 1953 now in color via tcc ai timeless classics. Nov 26, 2000 john hustons beat the devil 1953 shows how much hollywood has lost by devaluing its character actors.
One is tall and round, one is tall and cadaverous, one is short and round and the fourth is a little rat face with a bristling mustache. Truman capote and gina lollobrigida in beat the devil 1953 humphrey bogart and edward underdown in beat. Otto preminger the band wagon 1953, 111 minutes, d. The satirical nature of beat the devil eluded many moviegoers in. The film was produced by a company controlled by huston and bogart. In 1953 the legendary director, john huston set out to make another picture with his friend and frequent collaborator, humphrey bogart. And chances are, being a fan of how movies were made back in the day, youll understand what these creative.
Film genres, title, year, country, length, director, description. The race for the ore that built the atomic bomb london. Dec 23, 2019 beat the devil 1953 humphrey bogart, gina lollobrigida, peter lorre directedy by john houston. Beat the devil is the movie that pissed off humphrey bogart john hustons chaotic 1953 crime spoof returns, restored to its slightly longer length yet still batty. Beat the devil is a 1953 film directed by john huston, cowritten by huston and truman capote, starring humphrey bogart, jennifer jones, and gina lollobrigida in her englishlanguage film debut billy dannreuther bogart was at one point wealthy, having once owned an italian villa and a restaurant, but he lost his fortune for reasons that are unexplained. Certainly, somewhere out there, with the huston or bogart estates, there must be the original elements or at least the interpositives and tracks and so forth sitting on a shelf. Theyre out to beat the devil at his own game the script, which was written on a daytoday basis as the film was being shot, concerns the adventures of a motley crew of swindlers and neerdowells trying to lay claim to land rich in uranium deposits in kenya as they wait in a small italian port to travel aboard an illfated tramp. This was the ceremonys second year of being telecast, with viewership at. Having screened this john marcellus huston film beat the devil london.
Beat the devil undoubtedly one of the most peculiar films to appear from a major director and star in the 1950s is john hustons beat the devil 1953. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The following is a list of american films released in 1953. Mar 24, 2011 ringo starr reveals the secret of his distinctive rhythm conan on tbs duration. Harry dawes was a not very successful writerdirector when he and movie producer kirk edwards. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest classic films of all time. Beat the devil 1953 humphrey bogart, gina lollobrigida, peter lorre directedy by john houston.
John hustons beat the devil on twilight time bluray. The roots of heaven is a 1958 american adventure film in cinemascope and deluxe color made for 20th century fox, directed by john huston and produced by darryl f. The village band pounds out an oompahpah tune, as police march four disreputable characters across the square. That said, cable networks have begun to broadcast the film in a matted 1. Beat the devil john houston, humphrey bogart and gina lollobrigida full movie part 2. Beat the devil has weathered time and travails better than anyone could. Beat the devil is a 1953 film directed by john huston, cowritten by huston and truman capote, starring humphrey bogart, jennifer jones, and gina lollobrigida in her englishlanguage film debut. Five desperate and disparate men bogart, lorre, morley, barnard, and tulli are. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Donald oconnor and fredric march cohosted the 26th academy awards ceremony on march 25, 1954, held at the rko pantages theatre in hollywood. Gallery of 23 movie poster and cover images for beat the devil 1953. Beat the devil is a witty, dryhumored, and wellplotted spoof of the classic capers popular at the time. The film detectives bluray debut of beat the devil is a rather decent looking transfer of this almost forgotten bogie film.
Beat the devil 1953 humphrey bogart, gina lollobrigida. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Gina lollobrigida in beat the devil 1953 humphrey bogart and edward underdown in beat the devil 1953 jennifer jones. Beat the devil 1953 usage public domain topics humphrey bogart, jennifer jones, gina lollobrigida, robert morley, peter lorre, edward underdown, ivor barnard, marco. This great film will surely attract a whole new generation of classic movie fans. Billy dannreuther bogart was at one point wealthy, having once owned an italian villa and a restaurant, but he lost his fortune for reasons that are.
Beat the devil 1953 humphrey bogart, jennifer jones and gina. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title beat the devil. In fact, having seen several previous dvd releases of beat the devil from other companies, this is likely the best it has ever looked on optical media. Beat the devil this movie has not become a cult classic for nothing. Jacques rivette once wrote that every film is a documentary of its own making, which certainly applies, and then some, to hustons ramshackle, whimsical farceoften considered the first cult film and the birth of cinematic camp.
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