Bel Ami (1955 film)

Bel Ami
East German poster
Directed by	Louis Daquin
Written by	Guy de Maupassant (novel) Louis Daquin Vladimir Pozner Roger Vailland
Produced by	André Cultet Oskar Glück
Starring	Anne Vernon Renée Faure Jean Danet
Cinematography	Nicolas Hayer Viktor Meihsl
Edited by	Leontine Klicka
Music by	Hanns Eisler
Production companies	Projektograph Film Kleber Film Les Films Malhesherbes
Distributed by	Les Films Marceau (France) Progress Film (East Germany)
Release date	19 April 1955
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Austria France East Germany
Language	German

Bel Ami is a 1955 historical drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Anne Vernon, Renée Faure and Jean Danet. It was a co-production of Austria, France and East Germany. The film was shot in the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna.

It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant.

Cast

French Version

• Jean Danet as Georges Duroy, called "Bel Ami"
• Anne Vernon as Clothilde de Marelle
• Renée Faure as Madeleine Forestier
• René Lefèvre as Le banquier Walter
• Christl Mardayn as Virginie Walter
• Maria Emo as Suzanne Walter
• Jacqueline Duc as Rachel
• Jean-Roger Caussimon as Charles Forestier
• Lukas Ammann as Le ministre Laroche-Mathieu
• Egon von Jordan as Le reporter Saint-Potin

German Version

• Johannes Heesters as Georges Duroy, called "Bel Ami"
• Gretl Schörg as Clothilde de Marelle
• Marianne Schönauer as Madeleine Forestier
• René Lefèvre as Le banquier Walter
• Christl Mardayn as Virginie Walter
• Maria Emo as Suzanne Walter
• Jacqueline Duc as Rachel
• Jean-Roger Caussimon as Charles Forestier
• Lukas Ammann as Le ministre Laroche-Mathieu
• Egon von Jordan as Le reporter Saint-Potin

Bibliography

• Williams, Alan. Film and Nationalism. Rutgers University Press, 2002.

External links

• Bel Ami at IMDb