Beauty and the Devil
1950·France·95 min.
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Professor Henri Faust, retiring after 50 years as an alchemist in a circa-1700 university, despairs at still knowing nothing of the true secrets of nature...whereupon his old acquaintance Mephistopheles, servant of Lucifer, appears and grants him youth and a new life. But with youth, Faust's interest is diverted from science to women. And Mephistopheles, who has taken on the guise of the elderly Faust that was, sets many snares for his young friend's slippery soul...
DirectorRené Clair
MusicRoman Vlad
CinematographyMichel Kelber
CastMichel Simon·Gérard Philipe·Nicole Besnard·Simone Valère·Carlo Ninchi·Raymond Cordy·Tullio Carminati·Paolo Stoppa·Gaston Modot
Original titleLa beauté du diable (Beauty and the Devil)