Paris at the end of the 19th century: Former soldier Georges Duroy is practically penniless after leaving the army when his old comrade Charles Forestier helps him get a job as a reporter for the newspaper "La Vie Française." Duroy's career takes off, but he owes his success not only to his writing skills, but above all to his charm with the ladies. He unscrupulously exploits his numerous female acquaintances. Through strategic marriages, "Bel Ami" rises to the top of Parisian society.
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Cast
Helmut Griem
Georges Duroy
Violetta Ferrari
Clotilde de Marelle
Erika Pluhar
Madeleine Forestier
Heinz Theo Branding
Charles Forestier
Wolfgang Schwarz
Jacques Rival
Eleonore Weisgerber
Susanne Walter
Dagmar Altrichter
Virginie Walter
Franz Kutschera
Monsieur Walter
Helmuth von Scheven
Graf Vaudrec
Günter Mack
Laroche-Mathieu
Karl Friedrich
Saint Poton
Anita Höfer
Rachel
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