The devil is in the details.
In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.
Director: Alec Baldwin
Story: Stephen Vincent Benet, Archibald Macleish
Producer: Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Cornick, Carol Gillson, David Glasser, Adam M. Stone
Director of Photography: Adam Holender
Screenplay: Peter Dexter, Bill Condon, Nancy Cassaro
The Devil
Jabez Stone
Daniel Webster
Julius Jenson
Constance Hurry
Rick Fusco
Luigi
Johnny
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