Item Details
Beat the Devil
Item Number: 9992
Quantity:
1
Condition:
Used
Genre:
Satire
ISBN:
0769419259
Media:
DVD
Rating:
NR
User (Rating):
ottershaw (100.0% Positive)
Item's Location:
Will ship:
United States
Estimated Value:
6 points
(one point = $1.00)
Last updated:
Mar 01, 2012
Classic 1953 Black & White Film, All Region Format
Director: John Huston
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Robrt Morley, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre
John Huston and Truman Capote co-wrote the screenplay while working on location. A whimsical parody of The Maltese Falcon and other 1940's detective movies in which Bogart so often starred (and Huston directed).Tells of the exploits of a group of travelers on a steamboat who each hopes to carry off a huge swindle in the uranium fields of Northern Africa. While not a commercial success upon its release, the film has come to define the genre of spy movie spoofs. UPC: 0769419259
