Beauty and the Devil
La Beauté du diable (literally "the beauty of the devil"; originally released in the UK and USA as Beauty and the Devil) is a 1950 Franco-Italian fantasy film drama directed by René Clair. A tragicomedy with allegorical meaning, set in the early 19th century, it is about an ageing alchemist, Henri Faust, who is given the chance to be eternally young by the devil Mephistopheles.
| La Beauté du diable Beauty and the Devil | |
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 original movie poster | |
| Directed by | René Clair |
| Produced by | Salvo D'Angelo |
| Written by | René Clair Armand Salacrou |
| Starring | Michel Simon Gérard Philipe |
| Music by | Roman Vlad |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Edited by | James Cuenet |
| Distributed by | Les Films Corona (France) ENIC (Italy) |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | France, Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 2,538,884 admissions (France)[1] |
Cast
- Michel Simon as Mephistopheles / Old Professor Henri Faust
- Gérard Philipe as Young Henri Faust / Young-looking Mephistopheles
- Nicole Besnard as Marguerite, the gypsy girl
- Raymond Cordy as Antoine, the servant
- Simone Valère as La Princesse
- Carlo Ninchi as Le Prince
- Gaston Modot as Gypsy
- Tullio Carminati as Diplomat
- Paolo Stoppa as Official
Awards
The film was nominated or Best Film at the 1951 BAFTA Awards and won two awards at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists with a Silver Ribbon Best Actor award going to Michel Simon and best Best Production Design to Aldo Tommasini and Léon Barsacq.
References
- "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story.
External links
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