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Beat the Devil

1953 film by John Huston
Movie film Q1470370
Beat the Devil
John Huston (director), Rizzoli Film, Romulus Films, Santana Pictures (production) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Beat the Devil

Summary

Beat the Devil is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beat the Devil received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • Beat the Devil's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Beat the Devil was directed by John Huston[5].
  • John Huston wrote the screenplay for Beat the Devil[6].
  • Truman Capote wrote the screenplay for Beat the Devil[7].
  • Beat the Devil's composer is recorded as Franco Mannino[8].
  • Beat the Devil's genre is adventure film[9].
  • Beat the Devil's genre is parody film[10].
  • Beat the Devil's genre is action film[11].
  • Beat the Devil's genre is crime film[12].
  • Beat the Devil's genre is Satanic film[13].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Humphrey Bogart[14].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Jennifer Jones[15].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Gina Lollobrigida[16].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Peter Lorre[17].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Robert Morley[18].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Marco Tulli[19].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Bernard Lee[20].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Saro Urzì[21].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Aldo Silvani[22].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Mimmo Poli[23].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Giulio Donnini[24].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Edward Underdown[25].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Ivor Barnard[26].
  • A cast member of Beat the Devil was Juan de Landa[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Beat the Devil was produced by John Huston[28]. It was directed by John Huston[5]. Screenwriters include John Huston[6] and Truman Capote[7]. Cast members include Humphrey Bogart[14], Jennifer Jones[15], Gina Lollobrigida[16], Peter Lorre[17], Robert Morley[18], and Marco Tulli[19].

Publication

Beat the Devil was published on January 1, 1953[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include adventure film[9], parody film[10], action film[11], crime film[12], and Satanic film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Beat the Devil received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 6.5/10[32] and 68%[33].

Why It Matters

Beat the Devil ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Beat the Devil receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

film Gina Lollobrigida Humphrey Bogart Italy Jennifer Jones John Huston Netflix Peter Lorre public domain Robert Capa Robert Morley Truman Capote United Kingdom United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 46414
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 46414, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 65020
    Different from → Beat the Devil
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 65020, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 12w ago · ~2026-31184-44 · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → adventure film, parody film, action film +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P136]]: [[Q18355406]]"
  4. 13w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → beat-the-devil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: beat-the-devil, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295963692|BEAT THE DEVIL (#295963692)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema"
  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → John Huston, Truman Capote
    Duration → {'amount': '+89'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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