Bedazzled is a 1967 British comedy film directed and produced by Stanley Donen. It was written by and stars Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. It is a comic retelling of the Faust legend, set in the Swinging London of the 1960s. The Devil offers an unhappy young man seven wishes in return for his soul, but twists the spirit of the wishes to frustrate the man's hopes. Stanley Moon is a dissatisfied introverted young man who works in a Wimpy's restaurant and admires, from afar, the waitress Margaret . Despairing of his unrequited infatuation, he is in the process of an incompetent suicide attempt,... when he is interrupted by the Devil himself, incarnated as George Spiggott . Spiggott is in a contest with God, trying to be the first to gather 100 billion souls. If he achieves this first, he will be readmitted to Heaven. In return for his soul, Spiggott offers Stanley seven wishes. Stanley consumes these opportunities in trying to satisfy his lust for Margaret, but Spiggott twists his words to frustrate any consummation of desire.
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| Release date: | December 10, 1967 |
| Directed by: | Stanley Donen |
| Runtime: | 103 Minutes |
| Producer: | Stanley Donen |
| Editor: | Richard Marden |
| Music by: | Dudley Moore |
| Cinematography: | Austin Dempster |
| Screenplay by: | Dudley Moore, Peter Cook |
| Genre: | Comedy, Fantasy |