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    The Beauty of the Devil

    96'

    1950-03-16

    7.2

    Rene Clair - whose genius has created masterpieces...now brings his magic touch to the screen in a new achievement!

    Drama,Fantasy,Comedy

    Overview:

    Henri Faust, retiring after 50 years as a professor in a circa-1700 French university, despairs at the ravages of old age ... whereupon Mephistopheles, agent of Lucifer, appears as a virile, handsome young man and exchanges bodies with him to induce Faust to sign a pact to exchange his soul for renewed youth, riches and power. But though the "new" Faust is attracted by the material improvements in his life, he remains wary of signing, while Mephistopheles, now posing as the aged professor whose body he inhabits, must find a way to trick him into signing the pact - and dissuade him from the love of a gypsy girl who prays for his soul - or find himself damned by his own Master...

    WritingRené ClairDirectingRené Clair

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    Cast

    1

    Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust

    Michel Simon

    2

    Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles

    Gérard Philipe

    1

    Marguerite the Gypsy Girl

    Nicole Besnard

    1

    The Princess

    Simone Valère

    1

    The Prince

    Carlo Ninchi

    1

    Antoine the Servant

    Raymond Cordy

    1

    Official

    Paolo Stoppa

    1

    The Diplomat

    Tullio Carminati

    1

    Gypsy

    Gaston Modot

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
      2. Italy
    • List of languages:
      1. French
    • List of companies:
      1. Franco London Films
      2. Universalia Film
      3. ENIC
    • Vote Count: 69
    • Popularity: 1.0021
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:La Beauté du diable

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