The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) |
|
| Director(s) | Ranald MacDougall |
| Producer(s) | Sol C. Siegel, Harry Belafonte (uncredited), George Englund |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Science Fiction |
Featured Cast of The World, the Flesh and the Devil See More »
Harry Belafonte
(as Ralph Burton)
Mel Ferrer
(as Benson Thacker)
The World, the Flesh and the Devil Overview:
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Ranald MacDougall and produced by Sol C. Siegel, Harry Belafonte and George Englund.
The World, the Flesh and the Devil BlogHub Articles:
On Blu-ray: Action and Suspense in Operation Crossbow (1965) and The World, The Flesh and the Devil (1959)
Operation Crossbow (1965) This fast-paced, intense action thriller makes better use of its big cast than your typical all-star production. It plugs its characters into the story with smooth logic and always with an eye on moving the narrative forward with satisfying efficiency. The film is loosely ... Read full article
See More The World, the Flesh and the Devil Articles
The World, the Flesh and the Devil Quotes:
The World, the Flesh and the Devil Facts
See More Facts about The World, the Flesh and the Devil >>
When Ralph marks his route to New York City on the map, he starts at a point in the center of Pennsylvania. There is no real town of Chatsburg in PA, but there is a town near his starting point called "Bellefonte" (the character Ralph Burton in the movie is played by Harry Belafonte).
On the bookshelf behind the bed in which Ben Thacker is recovering, is a copy of "The Proud Land" by James Lee Bartlow. This is the book supposedly written by Bartlow, played by Dick Powell in The Bad and the Beautiful.
To film the striking images of a deserted New York City, the cast and crew had to start filming at dawn in order to capture the city before the early morning rush. This gave them no more than an hour or two per day in which to film the sequence.