The Beauty of the Devil
Synopsis
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. But though the "new" Faust is attracted by the material improvements in his life, he remains wary of signing, while Mephistopheles, now posing as the aged professor whose body he inhabits, must find a way to trick him into signing the pact - and dissuade him from the love of a gypsy girl who prays for his soul - or find himself damned by his own Master...
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Festival History
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2016 generic - Gaumont: 120 Years of Cinema
- National Board of Review 1952 generic
- BAFTA Awards 1951 generic
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1950 generic
Titles
| Original title | LA BEAUTÉ DU DIABLE | French |
| Alternate title | The Beauty of the Devil | |
| Alternate title | La Belleza del diavolo |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | René Clair |
| Cast | Gérard Philipe, Michel Simon, Simone Valère |
| Screenplay | René Clair, Armand Salacrou |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Editing | James Guenet |
| Music | Roman Vlad |
| Production design | Léon Barsacq |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
