Beat the Devil

"They’re Out To Beat the Devil At His Own Game!"

Dec 17 1953 Approved 1h 29m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.

Plot

A quartet of international crooks (Peterson, O'Hara, Ross and Ravello) are stranded in Italy whilst their steamer is being repaired. With them are the an English couple, the Dannreuthers. The 6 are headed for Africa, presumably to sell vacuum cleaners but all is not as it seems. They are joined by others who apparently have similar designs.

Written by

Claud Cockburn, Truman Capote, John Huston

Directed by

John Huston

Production Countries

United Kingdom, Italy, United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Rizzoli-Haggiag, Santana Pictures Corporation, Romulus Films

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

1 win

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Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
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