Beat the Devil (1953) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Huston.

Cast

• Humphrey Bogart as Billy Dannreuther
• Jennifer Jones as Gwendolen Chelm
• Gina Lollobrigida as Maria Dannreuther
• Robert Morley as Peterson
• Peter Lorre as Julius O'Hara
• Edward Underdown as Harry Chelm
• Ivor Barnard as Maj. Jack Ross
• Marco Tulli as Ravello
• Bernard Lee as Insp. Jack Clayton
• Mario Perrone as Purser on SS Nyanga
• Giulio Donnini as Administrator
• Saro Urzì as Captain of SS Nyanga
• Juan de Landa as Hispano-Suiza Driver
• Aldo Silvani as Charles
• Dave Crowley as (uncredited)
• Julie Gibson as (uncredited)
• Alex Pochet as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• Mimmo Poli as Barman (uncredited)
• Peter Sellers as Billy Dannreuther (voice) (uncredited)
• Manuel Serrano as Ahmed (uncredited)

Crew

• John Huston — Director
• John Huston — Producer
• Oswald Morris — Director of Photography
• Claud Cockburn — Novel
• Truman Capote — Screenplay
• John Huston — Screenplay
• Franco Mannino — Original Music Composer
• Angelo Rizzoli — Producer
• John Woolf — Producer

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