Beat the Devil (1953)

movie

(10400)

Country: Italy, UK, USA
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release: 1953-12-17
Director: John Huston
Writers: Claud Cockburn (1904–1981) , Truman Capote , John Huston
Language: Arabic | English | Italian
Stars: Humphrey Bogart , Jennifer Jones , Gina Lollobrigida , Robert Morley (I) (1908–1992) , Peter Lorre , Edward Underdown , Ivor Barnard , Marco Tulli , Bernard Lee , Mario Perrone
Runtime: 89 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: Kto pierwszy, ten lepszy (Poland) , Mocnejsi od hudica (Slovenia) , Schach dem Teufel (Germany) , Pobij diabła (Poland) , La burla del diablo (Argentina) , Afrikan aarre (Finland) , Beat the Devil (Canada) , Ördögi kör (Hungary) , Mort au diable (Belgium) , Afrika kincse (Hungary) , Fuld af løgn (Denmark) , Надпревара (Bulgaria) , Full av løgn (Norway) , Πιο δυνατός απ' τον διάβολο (Greece) , Udri djavola , Svindlernes marked (Norway) , Medelhavsligan (Sweden) , Schach dem Teufel , Beat the Devil , La burla del diablo (Spain) , O Diabo Riu por Último (Brazil) , Plus fort que le diable (Canada) , Schach dem Teufel (Austria) , Plus fort que le diable (France, French Republic) , Pio dynatos ap' to diavolo (Greece) , Dood aan de duivel (Belgium) , Sarışın şeytan (Turkey) , Bate diavolul (Romania) , Beat the Devil (United Kingdom) , O Tesouro de África (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Skälmarnas marknad (Sweden) , Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy) , La burla del diablo (Venezuela) , Посрами дьявола , Mai tare ca diavolul (Romania) , 悪魔をやっつけろ (Japan) , Beat the Devil (United States of America)
Plot: A quartet of international crooks (Peterson, O'Hara, Ross and Ravello) are stranded in Italy whilst their steamer is being repaired. With them are the an English couple, the Dannreuthers. The 6 are headed for Africa, presumably to sell vacuum cleaners but all is not as it seems. They are joined by others who apparently have similar designs.
IMDB:tt0046414