Bel Ami

Overview

Paris at the end of the 19th century: Former soldier Georges Duroy is practically penniless after leaving the army when his old comrade Charles Forestier helps him get a job as a reporter for the newspaper "La Vie Française." Duroy's career takes off, but he owes his success not only to his writing skills, but above all to his charm with the ladies. He unscrupulously exploits his numerous female acquaintances. Through strategic marriages, "Bel Ami" rises to the top of Parisian society.

Directed by Helmut Käutner

Top cast

Helmut Griem

Georges Duroy

Violetta Ferrari

Clotilde de Marelle

Erika Pluhar

Madeleine Forestier

H

Heinz Theo Branding

Charles Forestier

W

Wolfgang Schwarz

Jacques Rival

Eleonore Weisgerber

Susanne Walter

D

Dagmar Altrichter

Virginie Walter

Franz Kutschera

Monsieur Walter

H

Helmuth von Scheven

Graf Vaudrec

Günter Mack

Laroche-Mathieu

Karl Friedrich

Saint Poton

Anita Höfer

Rachel

Claus Clausen

Norbert de Varenne

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Walter Pott

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