In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the top with the support of several women: Madeleine Forestier, the wife of his journalist friend Charles; Clothilde de Marelle, his first mistress; Virginie Walter, the wife of a newspaper owner; Suzanne Walter, her daughter who eventually marries Duroy.
Jean Danet
as Georges Duroy aka 'Bel Ami'
Anne Vernon
as Clothilde de Marelle
Renée Faure
as Madeleine Forestier
René Lefèvre
as The Banker Walter
Christl Mardayn
as Virginie Walter
Marianne Schönauer
as Madeleine Forestier
Maria Emo
as Suzanne Walter
Jacqueline Duc
as Rachel
Jean-Roger Caussimon
as Charles Forestier
Lukas Ammann
as Minister Laroche-Mathieu
Egon von Jordan
as The reporter Saint-Potin
Johannes Heesters
as Georges Duroy genannt Bel Ami
