Cinematheque . Film Schedule . BEAT THE DEVIL
New 4K Digital Restoration!
Great Britain, Italy, United States | 1953 | John Huston
Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre, and Robert Morley star in John Huston’s spoof of the international-intrigue thriller, co-written by Truman Capote, about a bunch of rival, shady uranium speculators on the same Africa-bound boat. The problem was that most moviegoers didn’t see this absurd tale as a joke, so the film flopped and Bogie, who invested in it, lost a lot of money. (He called it “a mess.”) It became a cult classic years later; legendary film critic Pauline Kael even dubbed it “the funniest mess of all time.” Cleveland revival premiere. DCP. 93 min.
Buy advance tickets to Cinematheque films here.
Cinematheque
at the Cleveland Institute of Art
11610 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
216.421.7450
[contact]
Cleveland Institute of Art's public programming is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
General Admission: $12
Member: $9 (includes CIA and CSU I.D. holders)
Age 25 & under: $9 (proof of age required)
Additional film on the same day: $9 (or the member price for that film)
Note: Certain films cost more. Exceptions are noted.
No refunds unless screening is canceled.