0 Comments on Beat the Devil
Trending
Top
New
Beat the Devil
They’re Out To Beat the Devil At His Own Game!
They’re Out To Beat the Devil At His Own Game!
Adventure, Comedy - 1953
6.5
71%
N/A
The script, which was written on a day-to-day basis as the film was being shot, concerns the adventures of a motley crew of swindlers and ne'er-do-wells trying to lay claim to land rich in uranium deposits in Kenya as they wait in a small Italian port to travel aboard an ill-fated tramp steamer en route to Mombasa.
Director:

Details

Rated:
Approved
Runtime:
89 min
Release date:
24 Nov 1953
Country:
IT, GB, US
Languages:
Arabic, English, Italian
Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
If Beat the Devil puzzled audiences on its first release, it has charmed them since.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
13 Feb 2001
rotten:
he film ranges from the diffident to the grotesque, with Huston selecting his lenses to make the performers look as freakish as possible.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
See more...
Press esc to close