Schach dem Teufel (1953)
Das abenteuerlustige Ehepaar Dannreuther trifft in einem italienischen Hafen auf ein Ehepaar, welches zu seiner Kaffeeplantage in Afrika will. um sie scharen sich vier Gauner, angeführt von dem undurchsichtigen Petersen. Auf See explodiert das Schiff, auf dem alle nach Afrika wollen. Sie werden gerettet, geraten aber in arabische Gefangenschaft. Nachdem sie wieder befreit werden, bleiben die Dannreuthers allein zurück. Die Gauner werden verhaftet und die Plantagenbesitzer stoßen auf ein Uranvorkommen.
Der Regisseur:
John Huston
Die Autor:
Truman Capote, John Huston.
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Humphrey Bogart as Billy Dannreuther |
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Jennifer Jones as Gwendolen Chelm |
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Gina Lollobrigida as Maria Dannreuther |
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Robert Morley as Peterson |
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Peter Lorre as Julius O'Hara |
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Edward Underdown as Harry Chelm |
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Ivor Barnard as Maj. Jack Ross |
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Marco Tulli as Ravello |
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Bernard Lee as Insp. Jack Clayton |
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Mario Perrone as Purser on SS Nyanga |
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Giulio Donnini as Administrator |
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Saro Urzì as Captain of SS Nyanga |
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Juan de Landa as Hispano-Suiza Driver |
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Aldo Silvani as Charles |
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Mimmo Poli as Barman (uncredited) |
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Peter Sellers as Billy Dannreuther (voice) (uncredited) |
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Manuel Serrano as Ahmed (uncredited) |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Production | John Huston | Producer |
| Writing | Truman Capote | Screenplay |
| Writing | Claud Cockburn | Novel |
| Editing | Ralph Kemplen | Editor |
| Writing | John Huston | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kevin McClory | Boom Operator |
| Production | Jack Clayton | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Lee | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Connie Reeve | Makeup Artist |
| Production | James H. Ware | Location Manager |
| Directing | Jeanie Sims | Assistant Director |
| Art | Harry White | Other |
| Directing | Robert Sterne | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Reg Johnson | Special Effects |
| Sound | Lambert Williamson | Music Director |
| Editing | Roy Hyde | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Wilfred Shingleton | Art Direction |
| Art | John Hoesli | Assistant Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Bryan Langley | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Freddie Francis | Camera Operator |
| Directing | John Arnold | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Harriet Medin | Dialect Coach |
| Directing | Angela Allen | Continuity |
| Sound | George Stephenson | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | E. Law | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Bill Kirby | Production Manager |
| Sound | Barbara Hopkins | Sound |
| Camera | Robert Capa | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Franco Mannino | Original Music Composer |