Bel Ami

Story

Synopsis

Paris at the end of the 19th century: Former soldier Georges Duroy is practically penniless after leaving the army when his old comrade Charles Forestier helps him get a job as a reporter for the newspaper "La Vie Française." Duroy's career takes off, but he owes his success not only to his writing skills, but above all to his charm with the ladies. He unscrupulously exploits his numerous female acquaintances. Through strategic marriages, "Bel Ami" rises to the top of Parisian society.

Director

Helmut Käutner

Writers

Helmut Käutner, Guy de Maupassant

Language

German

Country

Germany

Release date

19 March 1968

Ensemble

Cast

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  Helmut Griem

  Georges Duroy

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  Violetta Ferrari

  Clotilde de Marelle

• 

  Erika Pluhar

  Madeleine Forestier

• Heinz Theo Branding

  Charles Forestier

• Wolfgang Schwarz

  Jacques Rival

• 

  Eleonore Weisgerber

  Susanne Walter

• Dagmar Altrichter

  Virginie Walter

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  Franz Kutschera

  Monsieur Walter

• Helmuth von Scheven

  Graf Vaudrec

• 

  Günter Mack

  Laroche-Mathieu

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  Karl Friedrich

  Saint Poton

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  Anita Höfer

  Rachel