Bel Ami

Bel Ami is a 1955 historical drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Anne Vernon, Renée Faure and Jean Danet. It was a co-production between Austria, France and East Germany. The film was shot in the Soviet-controlled Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant. Cast French Version Jean Danet as Georges Duroy, called "Bel Ami" Anne Vernon as Clothilde de Marelle Renée Faure as Madeleine Forestier René Lefèvre as Le banquier Walter Christl Mardayn as Virginie Walter Maria Emo as Suzanne Walter Jacqueline Duc as Rachel Jean-Roger Caussimon as Charles Forestier Lukas Ammann as Le ministre Laroche-Mathieu Egon von Jordan as Le reporter Saint-Potin German Version Johannes Heesters as Georges Duroy, called "Bel Ami" Gretl Schörg as Clothilde de Marelle Marianne Schönauer as Madeleine Forestier René Lefèvre as Le banquier Walter Christl Mardayn as Virginie Walter Maria Emo as Suzanne Walter Jacqueline Duc as Rachel Jean-Roger Caussimon as Charles Forestier Lukas Ammann as Le ministre Laroche-Mathieu Egon von Jordan as Le reporter Saint-Potin