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Beat the devil Corinth Films ; Santana presents ; John Huston's production of ; screenplay by Truman Capote and John Huston ; a Santana-Romulus production ; directed by John Huston

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Barnard, Ivor, 1887-1953, actor.
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957, actor.
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984, screenwriter.
Huston, John, 1906-1987, film director, film producer, screenwriter.
Jones, Jennifer, 1919-2009, actor.
Lollobrigida, Gina, 1927-2023, actor.
Lorre, Peter, actor.
Morley, Robert, actor.
Underdown, Edward, 1908-1989, actor.
Corinth Films, distributor.
Grasshopper Film (Firm), publisher.
Romulus Productions, production company.
Santana Pictures Corporation, production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Ocean travel--Drama.
Ocean travel.
Rogues and vagabonds--Drama.
Rogues and vagabonds.
Swindlers and swindling--Drama.
Swindlers and swindling.
Uranium--Drama--Kenya.
Uranium.
Genre:
Action and adventure films
Comedy films
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (89 min., 21 sec.)) sound, black and white
Place of Publication:
[New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2024?]
Language Note:
In English, with optional English subtitles
System Details:
sound
digital
video file
Summary:
The adventures of a motley crew of swindlers and ne'er-do-wells trying to claim land rich in uranium deposits in Kenya as they wait in a small Italian port to travel aboard a tramp steamer en route to Mombasa
Participant:
Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Edward Underdown, Ivor Barnard
Credits:
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; music, Franco Mannino ; editor, Ralph Kemplen
Notes:
Based on the novel by James Helvick
Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2024 October 14)
OCLC:
1464815590
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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