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Bel Ami (1955)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Louis Daquin

Synopsis

In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the top with the support of several women: Madeleine Forestier, the wife of his journalist friend Charles; Clothilde de Marelle, his first mistress; Virginie Walter, the wife of a newspaper owner; Suzanne Walter, her daughter who eventually marries Duroy.

Actors

Jean Danet
Jean Danet
Anne Vernon
Anne Vernon
Renée Faure
Renée Faure
René Lefèvre
René Lefèvre
Christl Mardayn
Christl Mardayn
Madame Walter
Marianne Schönauer
Marianne Schönauer
Madeleine Forestier
Maria Emo
Maria Emo
Jacqueline Duc
Jacqueline Duc
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Lukas Ammann
Lukas Ammann
Egon von Jordan
Egon von Jordan
Johannes Heesters
Johannes Heesters
Georges Duroy genannt Bel Ami

Crews

Louis Daquin
Louis Daquin
Director
Louis Daquin
Louis Daquin
Writer
Vladimir Pozner
Vladimir Pozner
Writer
Roger Vailland
Roger Vailland
Writer
Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant
Novel
André Cultet
André Cultet
Producer
Oskar Glück
Oskar Glück
Producer
Hanns Eisler
Hanns Eisler
Music
Nicolas Hayer
Nicolas Hayer
Director of Photography
Viktor Meihsl
Viktor Meihsl
Director of Photography
Leontine Klicka
Leontine Klicka
Editor
Léon Barsacq
Léon Barsacq
Production Design
Leo Metzenbauer
Leo Metzenbauer
Production Design

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