Beat the devil / a Santana-Romulus production ; produced and directed by John Huston ; screenplay by John Huston and Truman Capote.

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An offbeat tale of adventure and suspense involving the passengers on a steamer who attempt to outfox each other for illegal control of a parcel of land believed to be rich with uranium deposits.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Alpha Video Distributors
Romulus Films
Other Authors: Huston, John, 1906-1987
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957
Jones, Jennifer, 1919-2009
Lollobrigida, Gina, 1928-
Morley, Robert
Lorre, Peter
Cockburn, Claud, 1904-1981
Language:English
Published: Narberth, PA : Alpha Video Distributors, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Swindlers and swindling > Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Swindlers and swindling.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
John Huston's Beat the devil.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
An offbeat tale of adventure and suspense involving the passengers on a steamer who attempt to outfox each other for illegal control of a parcel of land believed to be rich with uranium deposits.
Note:Based on the novel by James Helvick (Claud Cockburn).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ4 D0017505 VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Ralph Kemplen ; music, Franco Mannino.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre.