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title: 'The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ranald MacDougall'
released: '1959-05-20'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-world-the-flesh-and-the-devil-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053454/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)

1959 · 95 min · Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 American science fiction doomsday film written and directed by Ranald MacDougall. The film stars Harry Belafonte, who was then at the peak of his film career. 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 and the story "End of the World" by Ferdinand Reyher.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Harry Belafonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-belafonte), [Sol C. Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-c-siegel), [George Englund](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-englund)
- **Director:** [Ranald MacDougall](https://cinepixo.com/people/ranald-macdougall)
- **Screenplay:** [Ranald MacDougall](https://cinepixo.com/people/ranald-macdougall), [M. P. Shiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-p-shiel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Editor:** [Harold F. Kress](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-f-kress)

## Cast

- [Mel Ferrer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-ferrer)
- [Inger Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/inger-stevens)
- [Harry Belafonte](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-belafonte)

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