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 believed to be rich with uranium deposits.Additional Information
Subjects |
Swindlers and swindling
-- Drama.
Comedy films. Feature films. |
Publisher | Narberth, PA :Alpha Video Distributors,2001 |
Edition | Full screen. |
Other Titles | Beat the devil. John Huston's Beat the devil |
Contributors |
Huston, John,
1906-1987. Capote, Truman, 1924-1984. Cockburn, Claud, 1904-1981. Beat the devil. Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957. Jones, Jennifer, 1919-2009. Lollobrigida, Gina, 1927-2023 Morley, Robert. Lorre, Peter. Alpha Video Distributors. Romulus Films. |
Participants/Performers |
Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Ralph Kemplen ; music, Franco Mannino. |
Language |
English |
Notes |
Based on the novel by James Helvick (Claud Cockburn). Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954. |
System Details |
DVD. |
Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |