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The Beauty of the Devil

René Clair

1950 • 1h 36m

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 ...

The Beauty of the Devil

Cast

Michel Simon

Michel SimonMephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust

Gérard Philipe

Gérard PhilipeYoung Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles

Nicole Besnard

Nicole BesnardMarguerite the Gypsy Girl

Simone Valère

Simone ValèreThe Princess

Carlo Ninchi

Carlo NinchiThe Prince

Raymond Cordy

Raymond CordyAntoine the Servant

Paolo Stoppa

Paolo StoppaOfficial

Tullio Carminati

Tullio CarminatiThe Diplomat

Gaston Modot

Gaston ModotGypsy

Crew

René Clair

René ClairDirector

Roman Vlad

Roman VladMusic

Roger Desormière

Roger DesormièreConductor

Armand Salacrou

Armand SalacrouWriter

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