

The Beauty of the Devil 1950
"Rene Clair - whose genius has created masterpieces...now brings his magic touch to the screen in a new achievement!"
Overview
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 whos
Director: René Clair
Cast

Michel Simon
Mephistopheles / Old Prof. Henri Faust

Gérard Philipe
Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles

Nicole Besnard
Marguerite the Gypsy Girl

Simone Valère
The Princess

Carlo Ninchi
The Prince

Raymond Cordy
Antoine the Servant

Paolo Stoppa
Official

Tullio Carminati
The Diplomat

Gaston Modot
Gypsy




