The Beauty of the Devil (La Beauté du diable) 74 years old

The Beauty of the Devil

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
Paolo Stoppa He was 43, 81 years old when he died as le procureur
Gérard Philipe He was 27, 36 years old when he died as Young Henri Faust / Mephistopheles as a young man
Gaston Modot He was 62, 82 years old when he died as le bohémien
Tullio Carminati He was 55, 76 years old when he died as le chambellan
Carlo Ninchi He was 53, 77 years old when he died as le prince
Lorena Berg
Simone Valère She was 26, 87 years old when she died as la princesse
Raymond Cordy He was 51, 57 years old when he died as Antoine, the professor's servant
Nicole Besnard She was 21, 89 years old when she died as Marguerite, the gypsy girl
Michel Simon He was 54, 80 years old when he died as Mephistopheles / Elderly Henri Faust

The Beauty of the Devil Crew

Name Department
René Clair as Director. He was 51 (82) years old when He died Directing
René Clair as Screenplay. He was 51 (82) years old when He died Writing
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The Beauty of the Devil (74 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, January 01, 1950
  • Runtime: 96 minutes