Bel Ami (1939)
Shortly after being demobilized, Georges Duroy becomes aware of his power over women in the arms of Rachel, a young singer. Thanks to his good looks and his charming manners and his unabashed cynicism he will rapidly rise to the top by courtesy of women women (Mme Walter, Clotilde, Madeleine), from journalist to member of Parliament to cabinet minister. But it is also the fair sex that will cause his fall in the end.
- Date of release
- 1939-02-21
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Willi Forst
Casting
- Willi Forst — George Duroy
- Olga Tschechowa — Madeleine
- Hilde Hildebrand — Frau von Marelle
- Ilse Werner — Suzanne
- Lizzi Waldmüller — Rachel
- Johannes Riemann — Laroche
- Will Dohm — Forestier
- Aribert Wäscher — Walter
- Hubert von Meyerinck — Varenne
- Walter Gross — Stenotypist
- Joachim Below — Verehrer Suzannes
- Kalout Ben Gassem — Der Kaid von Marakesch
Interesting facts
- Based on: Bel-Ami
Bel Ami is a 1939 German film directed by Willi Forst. It is loosely based on Guy de Maupassant's 1885 novel Bel Ami, with considerable changes to the original plot.
Read on Wikipedia · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.
Recommended
- CQ 2001 · ★ 5.9
- SubUrbia 1997 · ★ 6.2
- Landline 2017 · ★ 6.2
- Somewhere in Queens 2023 · ★ 6.3
- Hooking Up 2020 · ★ 6.3
- My Own Love Song 2010 · ★ 6.2
- On Becoming a Guinea Fowl 2024 · ★ 7.5
- The Bra 2019 · ★ 6.0
- About Alex 2014 · ★ 6.1
- The Perfect Secret 2019 · ★ 6.5
- Family Weekend 2013 · ★ 6.3
- Match 2014 · ★ 5.8