Beat the Devil |  | Director: John Huston
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre
Studio: Ventura Distribution
Category: DVD
Buy New: $24.10
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 228206
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 677379019096
EAN: 0677379019096
ASIN: B00003ETH8
Theatrical Release Date: 1953
Release Date: December 14, 1999
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 Harmless Drivel October 17, 2005
John A Lee III (San Antonio, TX)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like John Huston and Humphrey Bogart both very well. I guess that is why I am disappointed with this film. There is nothing particularly wrong with it but neither is there anything right. It is mindless, mildly amusing entertainment.
Bogart plays one of several men on his way to Africa to swindle the locals out of Uranium concessions. He is the nicest of his bunch which is not saying much. They are to travel by ship and, on the same ship, is a young English couple. She falls for Bogey and Bogey's wife seems to have an interest in the husband but things start to fall apart when the husband learns of the uranium plot. The other bad guys realize that they are going to have to get him out of the way. This involves abandoned ships, being help prisoner by Arabs and a host of other inconveniences. Eventually, things work out.
As I said, there is nothing really wrong with this film. Its just not as great as I expected. It is completely ordinary.
 Terrific Film, Horrific Quality -5 Star film, 1 Star product April 17, 2000
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
I love this film so much. I bought one low-priced VHS copy on awhim and was pleasantly surprised to say the least. I thought the filmwas truly phenomenal! I then bought one of the DVD editions. 6 months later, I bought another. This low-priced DVD, as with all the other versions I own, is a travesty in terms of picture and sound quality (visible film print scratches, muddy blacks, gray whites, distant audio, audio pops, blurry images, overall lacking of detail throughout). I keep buying them hoping that someone will finally give this great film its proper due by finding a good negative and transferring it properly. No such luck as of yet (This might be due to the fact that the rights to this film may be shared by more than one distributor). Anyway, somewhere in existence there is a higher-priced VHS that looks much better than the "bargain" DVD's or VHS editions. I've seen it in a friend's personal video collection (...). This (...) film is a must-see. Why else would I keep buying it?
 What? You don't get it? March 9, 1999
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Yes, John Huston is known for "The Maltese Falcon," but that may or may not prepare you for this film. You see, "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" and "Key Largo" as well as "The Maltese Falcon" are a basis for this film. A complete rehash of formula? Absolutely not. Huston took "Across the Pacific" serious. "Beat The Devil" he did not. The capacity to understand this film lies in the many bent paradigms and scewed cliches that cause you to blink while watching it. I have seen it twice now. I have also shown it to my father and my step-father. Both love it, but not on a satire-level. They recognized it as a great film. You may not catch wind of the tongue-in-cheek quirks here, but this is a worthwhile movie. So buy it. Besides, look at the price.
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