Beauty and the Devil (1950)
La beauté du diable (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 36min
- Comedy, Drama
- 25 Aug 1952 (USA)
- Movie
The Faust story retold, with an aged alchemist accepting the gift of renewed youth from the devilish Mephistopheles.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
| Michel Simon | ... |
Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust
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| Gérard Philipe | ... |
Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
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| Nicole Besnard | ... |
Marguerite the Gypsy Girl
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| Simone Valère | ... |
La Princesse
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| Carlo Ninchi | ... |
Le Prince
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| Raymond Cordy | ... |
Antoine the Servant
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| Tullio Carminati | ... |
Le Diplomate
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| Paolo Stoppa | ... |
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| Gaston Modot | ... |
Gypsy
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Directed by
| René Clair | ||
Written by
| René Clair | ... | (screenplay and dialogue) & |
| Armand Salacrou | ... | (screenplay and dialogue) |
Produced by
| Salvo D'Angelo | ... | producer |
Music by
| Roman Vlad | ||
Cinematography by
| Michel Kelber | ||
Editing by
| James Cuenet | ||
Art Direction by
| Franco Lolli | ... | (uncredited) |
Set Decoration by
| Léon Barsacq | ||
Costume Design by
| Mayo | ||
Production Management
| A. Fattori | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michel Boisrond | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Veniero Colasanti | ... | artistic advisor (as V. Colasanti) |
| Italo Tomassi | ... | construction (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Robert Biard | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gianni Di Venanzo | ... | camera operator (as G. Venanzo) |
Music Department
| Roger Desormière | ... | musical director (as Roger Désormière) |
Additional Crew
| Carmine Bologna | ... | administrator (as C. Bologna) |
| René Moulin | ... | technical agent |
| Leonardo Cortese | ... | voice dubbing: Gérard Philipe (uncredited) |
| Michele Malaspina | ... | voice dubbing: Tullio Carminati (uncredited) |
| Adriana Parrella | ... | voice dubbing: Nicole Besnard (uncredited) |
| Giorgio Piamonti | ... | voice dubbing: Michel Simon (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Les Films Corona (1950) (France) (theatrical)
- Les Réalisations d'Art Cinématographique (1950) (France) (theatrical)
- Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) (1950) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Prisma-Filmverleih (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Franco-London Film Export (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Nederland NV (1950) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Arthur Davis Associates (1952) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Talma Filmes (1952) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Arthaus (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1995) (Japan) (tv)
- Pioneer LDC (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Professor Henri Faust, retiring after 50 years as an alchemist in a circa-1700 university, despairs at still knowing nothing of the true secrets of nature...whereupon his old acquaintance Mephistopheles, servant of Lucifer, appears and grants him youth and a new life. But with youth, Faust's interest is diverted from science to women. And Mephistopheles, who has taken on the guise of the elderly Faust that was, sets many snares for his young friend's slippery soul...
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | Rene Clair - whose genius has created masterpieces...now brings his magic touch to the screen in a new achievement! See more » |
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