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La Beauté du diable (literally "the beauty of the devil"; originally released in the UK and USA as Beauty and the Devil) is a 1950 Franco-Italian fantasy film drama directed by René Clair.
1 Video. 35 Photos. Comedy Drama Fantasy. The Faust story retold, with an aged alchemist accepting the gift of renewed youth from the devilish Mephistopheles. Director. René Clair. Writers. René Clair. Armand Salacrou. Stars. Michel Simon. Gérard Philipe. Nicole Besnard. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. RENT/BUY. from $3.99.
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- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- René Clair
- 1952-08-25
Scientist and professor Henri Faust (Michel Simon) is set to retire after decades of study, but he feels there is still much to discover. Enter Mephistopheles (Gérard Philipe), a minion of ...
- (9)
- René Clair
- Drama
- Michel Simon
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.
Aug 27, 2014 · REALISATEUR (S) : René Clair INTERPRETE (S) : Michel Simon, Gérard Philipe France, Italie • 1950 • 1h36 • noir et blanc • VO Fr. Un Méphistophélès jovial offre jeunesse et amour à un ...
- 3 min
- 62.6K
- Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg
Sep 28, 2020 · La bande annonce française originale en haute définition du film de René Clair avec Gérard Philipe, Nicole Besnard et Michel Simon.
- 3 min
- 1909
- Le Projectionniste
La Beauté du diable (literally "the beauty of the devil"; originally released in the UK and USA as Beauty and the Devil) is a 1950 Franco-Italian fantasy film drama directed by René Clair.
