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Beat the Devil

1953 · 95 min

A larky, offbeat caper that ambles with dry wit and absurd characters, more amusing in its oddity than its plot.

Tagline
They’re Out To Beat the Devil At His Own Game!
Overview
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • love
Places
  • sea
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, crime
Directed by
John Huston
Written by
John Huston, Truman Capote
Starring
Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown, Ivor Barnard, Marco Tulli
Music
Franco Mannino
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
95 min
Country
Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Arabic, Italian

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