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1955 · 106 min · NR

We're No Angels

Directed by Michael Curtiz · Comedy, Crime

We're No Angels (1955) is a Comedy film, directed by Michael Curtiz set in French Guiana and Cayenne during the 1950s. It runs 106 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of redemption run throughout.

Composer
Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography
Loyal Griggs
Cast
Humphrey BogartAldo RayPeter UstinovJoan BennettBasil RathboneLeo G. CarrollJohn BaerGloria Talbott

The world of this film

Setting

Where
French GuianaCayenne
When

Premise & themes

Tone
ComedicDarkly Comic

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction
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