Overview
In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the top with the support of several women: Madeleine Forestier, the wife of his journalist friend Charles; Clothilde de Marelle, his first mistress; Virginie Walter, the wife of a newspaper owner; Suzanne Walter, her daughter who eventually marries Duroy.
Cast
- Jean Danet as Georges Duroy aka 'Bel Ami'
- Anne Vernon as Clothilde de Marelle
- Renée Faure as Madeleine Forestier
- René Lefèvre as The Banker Walter
- Christl Mardayn as Virginie Walter
- Marianne Schönauer as Madeleine Forestier
- Maria Emo as Suzanne Walter
- Jacqueline Duc as Rachel
- Jean-Roger Caussimon as Charles Forestier
- Lukas Ammann as Minister Laroche-Mathieu