Bel Ami

Bel Ami

100 mins | Feb. 21, 1939

Shortly after being demobilized, Georges Duroy becomes aware of his power over women in the arms of Rachel, a young singer. Thanks to his good looks and his charming manners and his unabashed cynicism he will rapidly rise to the top by courtesy of women women (Mme Walter, Clotilde, Madeleine), from journalist to member of Parliament to cabinet minister. But it is also the fair sex that will cause his fall in the end.

Bel Ami

100 mins | Feb. 21, 1939

Bel Ami
Shortly after being demobilized, Georges Duroy becomes aware of his power over women in the arms of Rachel, a young singer. Thanks to his good looks and his charming manners and his unabashed cynicism he will rapidly rise to the top by courtesy of women women (Mme Walter, Clotilde, Madeleine), from journalist to member of Parliament to cabinet minister. But it is also the fair sex that will cause his fall in the end.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers
Original title Bel Ami
Directors Willi Forst
Writers Hans Fritz Beckmann, Axel Eggebrecht, Willi Forst, Guy de Maupassant

Cast

Willi Forst

as George Duroy

Olga Tschechowa

as Madeleine

Hilde Hildebrand

as Frau von Marelle

Ilse Werner

as Suzanne

Lizzi Waldmüller

as Rachel

Johannes Riemann

as Laroche

Will Dohm

as Forestier

Aribert Wäscher

as Walter

Walter Gross

as Stenotypist

Joachim Below

as Verehrer Suzannes

Kalout Ben Gassem

as Der Kaid von Marakesch

Egon Brosig

as Conferencier

Hildegard Busse

as Zofe bei Madeleine

Erich Dunskus

as Maschinenmeister

Joe Furtner

as Zugschaffner

Walter Lieck

as Ausrufer

Richard Ludwig

as Butler bei Laroche

Ilse Petri

as Zofe bei Frau von Marelle

Paul Samson-Körner

as Ein Betrunkener

Werner Scharf

as Dolmetscher

Rosita Serrano

as Singer

Lotte Spira

as Walters Tischdame

Eleonore Tappert

as Eine Sängerin

Hanns Waschatko

as Sekretär

Ewald Wenck

as Standesbeamter

Bruno Ziener

as Parlamentsdiener