The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
- Directed by
- Albert Lewin, Robert Aldrich
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A handsome and ambitious man in 1880s Paris charms his way up the social ladder by seducing a series of wealthy women. He uses each relationship for personal gain, but his cold-hearted schemes eventually catch up with him.
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What happens
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami is a 1947 American drama film directed by Albert Lewin. The film stars George Sanders as a ruthless cad who uses women to rise in Parisian society, co-starring Angela Lansbury and Ann Dvorak. It is based on the 1885 Guy de Maupassant novel Bel Ami. The film had a 1946 premiere in Paris, Texas. The score is by Darius Milhaud. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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