Beat the Devil

As one of a disparate group of fortune-seekers bound for Africa, hard-up Billy Dannreuther (Humphrey Bogart) faces the swindling machinations of his fellow travellers as they await passage from a picturesque port on Italy's Amalfi coast. But with scheming aplenty, will this motley crew miss the boat completely? Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida and Peter Lorre join Bogart among the star-studded cast. A masterful shaggy dog story that's part comedy and part thriller, nothing is quite what it seems as director John Huston, ably assisted on the script by none other than Truman Capote, pulls off a wry send-up of film noir, including his own The Maltese Falcon.

Director: John Huston
Producer: John Huston
Writer: Truman Capote
Writer: John Huston
Music: Franco Mannino
Cinematographer: Oswald Morris
Actor: Humphrey Bogart
Actor: Jennifer Jones
Actor: Peter Lorre
Actor: Ivor Bernard
Actor: Marco Tulli
Actor: Gina Lollobrigida
Actor: Robert Morley
Actor: Edward Underdown
Actor: Marion Perroni
Actor: Alex Pochet
Actor: Aldo Silviani
Actor: Guilio Dornini
Actor: Bernard Lee
Actor: Saro Urzi