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Bel Ami (1955)

Directed by Louis Daquin

Overview

In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the top with the support of several women: Madeleine Forestier, the wife of his journalist friend Charles; Clothilde de Marelle, his first mistress; Virginie Walter, the wife of a newspaper owner; Suzanne Walter, her daughter who eventually marries Duroy.

Length 100 minutes

Actors

Jean Danet | Anne Vernon | Renée Faure | René Lefèvre | Christl Mardayn | Marianne Schönauer | Maria Emo | Jacqueline Duc | Jean-Roger Caussimon | Lukas Ammann | Egon von Jordan | Johannes Heesters