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| Directed by | Ranald MacDougall |
| Screenplay by | Ranald MacDougall |
| Based on | "End of the World" by Ferdinand Reyher The Purple Cloud 1901 novel by M. P. Shiel |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel George Englund Harry Belafonte (uncredited) |
| Starring | Harry Belafonte Inger Stevens Mel Ferrer |
| Cinematography | Harold J. Marzorati |
| Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,659,000[2] |
| Box office | $1,085,000 (rentals)[2] |
The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 American science fiction[3][4] doomsday film written and directed by Ranald MacDougall. The film stars Harry Belafonte, who was then at the peak of his film career.[4] The film is set in a post-apocalyptic world with very few human survivors. It is based on two sources: the 1901 novel The Purple Cloud by M. P. Shiel[5] and the story "End of the World" by Ferdinand Reyher.
- ^ The World, the Flesh and the Devil at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "World, the Flesh and the Devil, The". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. January 23, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ^ a b Stafford, Jeff. "The World, the Flesh and the Devil". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ Shaw, Arthur (1960). Belafonte: An Unauthorized Biography. New York: Chilton. p. 288.