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The Private Affairs of Bel Ami is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Aldrich released in USA on 25 april 1947 with George Sanders
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
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Add to a movie listThe Private Affairs of Bel Ami is a 1947 American drama film which stars George Sanders as a ruthless cad who uses women to rise in Parisian society. It was based on the Guy de Maupassant novel Bel Ami. The film had a 1946 premiere in Paris, Texas. The score is by Darius Milhaud.
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Paris, en 1880. Georges Duroy retrouve un ami, journaliste politique à La Vie française, Charles Forestier. Ils dînent ensemble chez le directeur du journal, Monsieur Walter. Ce dernier embauche Duroy qui prend des conseils d'écriture auprès de son ami. Celui-ci l'oriente vers sa femme, Madeleine, qui s'avère être le véritable auteur des articles du journaliste, ce dont se rend vite compte Duroy. Désormais surnommé "Bel Ami", Georges devient l'amant de Clotilde de Marelle, rencontrée au dîner, qui comprend vite qu'il est un séducteur. Après le décès de Charles Forestier atteint de tuberculose, Georges épouse sa veuve et profite à son tour de ses talents de chroniqueuse.Actors
George Sanders
(Georges Duroy)
Angela Lansbury
(Clotilde de Marelle)
Ann Dvorak
(Madeleine Forestier)
John Carradine
(Charles Forestier)
Warren William
(Laroche-Mathieu)
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