Beat the Devil 1953 ‧ Thriller/Drama ‧ 1h 40m In this John Huston film -- which features an unusual mix of adventure, comedy and crime elements -- Billy (Humphrey Bogart) and Maria Dannreuther (Gina Lollobrigida) are among a number of travelers stranded in Italy en route to Africa. While the Dannreuthers seem like an average couple, they have the same goal as Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm (Jennifer Jones) and some of their other shifty companions -- to lay claim to property that is supposedly rich with uranium. Release date: March 12, 1954 (New York City) Director: John Huston Box office: 115,926 GBP (UK) Screenplay: John Huston, Truman Capote, Peter Viertel, Anthony Veiller Producers: Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, Sir John Woolf, Angelo Rizzoli Available on
