Bel Ami
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Shortly after being demobilized, Georges Duroy becomes aware of his power over women in the arms of Rachel, a young singer. Thanks to his good looks and his charming manners and his unabashed cynicism he will rapidly rise to the top by courtesy of women women (Mme Walter, Clotilde, Madeleine), from journalist to member of Parliament to cabinet minister. But it is also the fair sex that will cause his fall in the end.
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Edited by Hans WolffShot by Theodore J PahleScored by Theo MackebenDesigned by Kurt Herlth
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19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Willi Forst
as Bel Ami
Olga Tschechowa
as Madeleine Forestier
Johannes Riemann
as Laroche
Ilse Werner
as Suzanne Laroche
Hilde Hildebrand
as Clotilde von Marelle
Will Dohm
as Journalist Charles Forestier
Lizzi Waldmuller
as Rachel
Marianne Stanior
as Grisette
Aribert Wascher
as Zeitungsverleger Walter
Hubert Von Meyerinck
as Redakteur Varenne
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