The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
All women take to men who have the appearance of wickedness
Dramajournalistmanipulationambitiondeceptionduelhigh societyroguescoundrelwar buddiesjilted womanmanipulated woman
A morally cynical period drama about a charming scoundrel's calculated seduction and manipulation of society women, told with period elegance but emotional coldness.
A self-serving journalist uses influential women in late-1800s Paris and denies the one who truly loves him.
Essence
Ensemble
George Sanders
Georges Duroy
Angela Lansbury
Clotilde de Marelle
Ann Dvorak
Madeleine Forestier
John Carradine
Charles Forestier
Susan Douglas
Suzanne Walter
Hugo Haas
Monsieur Walter
Warren William
Laroche-Mathieu
Frances Dee
Marie de Varenne
Albert Bassermann
Jacques Rival
Marie Wilson
Rachel Michot
Katherine Emery
Madame Walter
Richard Fraser
Philippe de Cantel
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