Bel Ami

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Louis Daquin

Writers

Vladimir Pozner, Guy de Maupassant, Roger Vailland

Language

German

Country

Austria, Germany, France

Release date

20 March 1955

Ensemble

Cast

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  Jean Danet

  Georges Duroy aka 'Bel Ami'

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  Anne Vernon

  Clothilde de Marelle

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  Renée Faure

  Madeleine Forestier

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  René Lefèvre

  The Banker Walter

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  Christl Mardayn

  Virginie Walter

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  Marianne Schönauer

  Madeleine Forestier

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  Maria Emo

  Suzanne Walter

• Jacqueline Duc

  Rachel

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  Jean-Roger Caussimon

  Charles Forestier

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  Lukas Ammann

  Minister Laroche-Mathieu

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  Egon von Jordan

  The reporter Saint-Potin

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  Johannes Heesters

  Georges Duroy genannt Bel Ami