Beat the Devil
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Beat the Devil is a 1953 satirical adventure-comedy film directed by John Huston and co-written by Truman Capote, known for its ensemble cast and playful send-up of film noir and adventure tropes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beat the Devil canonical | 3 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
adventure-comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | James Helvick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel by James Helvick ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oswald Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | John Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Kemplen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Amalfi Coast
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Ravello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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comedy film ⓘ crime film ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Billy Dannreuther
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Gwendolen Chelm NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Chelm NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius O’Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ O’Hara NERFINISHED ⓘ Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Franco Mannino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Africa
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast
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parody of film noir tropes ⓘ send-up of adventure genre conventions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Hugh Perceval
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John Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Romulus Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| runtime | 89 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Huston
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Peter Viertel NERFINISHED ⓘ Truman Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Aldo Silvani
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Bernard Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Underdown NERFINISHED ⓘ Gina Lollobrigida NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulio Donnini NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Bogart NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivor Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan de Landa NERFINISHED ⓘ Marco Tulli NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Perrone NERFINISHED ⓘ Mémé Perin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Morley NERFINISHED ⓘ Saro Urzì NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.