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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The Beauty of the Devil Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Paolo Stoppa
He was 43, 81 years old when he died
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as le procureur |
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Gérard Philipe
He was 27, 36 years old when he died
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as Young Henri Faust / Mephistopheles as a young man |
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Gaston Modot
He was 62, 82 years old when he died
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as le bohémien |
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Tullio Carminati
He was 55, 76 years old when he died
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as le chambellan |
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Nicole Besnard
She was 21, 89 years old when she died
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as Marguerite, the gypsy girl |
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Michel Simon
He was 54, 80 years old when he died
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as Mephistopheles / Elderly Henri Faust |
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Carlo Ninchi
He was 53, 77 years old when he died
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as le prince |
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Lorena Berg
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Simone Valère
She was 26, 87 years old when she died
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as la princesse |
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Raymond Cordy
He was 51, 57 years old when he died
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as Antoine, the professor's servant |
The Beauty of the Devil Crew
| Name |
Department |
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René Clair as Director. He was 51 (82) years old when He died
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Directing |
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René Clair as Screenplay. He was 51 (82) years old when He died
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Writing |
