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Beat the Devil

#1 Post by Calvin » Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:22 am

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Beat the Devil (DVD + Blu-ray)
Directed by John Huston

Humphrey Bogart stars in this classic adventure comedy directed by John Huston and written by Truman Capote.

One of a disparate group of fortune-seekers looking to claim uranium-rich land East Africa, a hard-up Billy Dannreuther (Bogart) faces the swindling machinations of his cohorts as they await passage from an Italian port. But with scheming and ruses aplenty, will this motley crew miss the boat completely...?

Presented in a new 4K restoration, this wry send-up of noir classics including Huston's own The Maltese Falcon - features an all-star cast including Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida and Peter Lorre .
Special features

Presented in High Definition and Standard Definiton
**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film
Other extras TBC

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Release Date: 16th March 2020

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Re: Beat the Devil

#2 Post by TMDaines » Fri Nov 01, 2019 6:55 am

Yes! Hopefully we get some extras, but I held out on importing a couple copies of the TT after getting back from my friend's wedding in Ravello this summer. Gonna enjoy rewatching this and saying "We've been there!"

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Re: Beat the Devil

#3 Post by beamish14 » Fri Nov 01, 2019 5:42 pm

Really hope it has a breakdown of the 2 cuts. So glad I didn't buy Twilight Time's!

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Re: Beat the Devil

#4 Post by tenia » Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:27 pm

Blu-ray/DVD release on 16 March 2020 with simultaneous release on BFI Player, iTunes and Amazon.

Humphrey Bogart is joined by Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida and Peter Lorre among the star-studded cast in this classic caper scripted by Truman Capote. A masterful shaggy dog story that's part comedy and part thriller, nothing is quite what it seems in director John Huston's wry send-up of film noir, including his own The Maltese Falcon. On 16 March 2020 the BFI will bring Beat the Devil to Blu-ray/DVD in a Dual Format Edition with simultaneous release on BFI Player, iTunes and Amazon. Special features include two audio commentaries.

As one of a disparate group of fortune-seekers bound for Africa, hard-up Billy Dannreuther (Humphrey Bogart) faces the swindling machinations of his fellow travellers as they await passage from a picturesque port on Italy's Amalfi coast. But with scheming aplenty, will this motley crew miss the boat completely?

Special features
· Audio commentary featuring film historians Lem Dobbs, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman (2018)
· Audio commentary featuring DoP Oswald Morris, script supervisor Angela Allen and director's assistant Jeanie Sims (2007)
· Alexander Cockburn on Beat the Devil (2012, 22 mins): the writer talks about his father, Claud Cockburn, from whose novel the film was adapted from
· By the Fireside (1945, 2 mins): an advertisement for Maypole Tea emphasising the quintessential Englishness of the afternoon tea ritual
· Atomic Achievement (1956, 19 mins): a public information film celebrating the advances of nuclear power in the UK
· Stills gallery
* ***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Fully illustrated booklet with essays by Peter Tonguette and Alexander Cockburn; notes on the special features and full film credits

RRP: £19.99 / Cat. no. BFIB1374 / Cert PG
USA / 1953 / black and white / 94 mins / English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.33:1 / BD50: 1080p, 24fps, 2.0 PCM mono audio (48kHz/24-bit) / DVD9: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono audio (192kbps)

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Re: Beat the Devil

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Re: Beat the Devil

#6 Post by TMDaines » Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:28 am

Been to Ravello twice and was there for a wedding last summer, so can't wait to revisit this in this quality.

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