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Devil in the Flesh

Devil in the Flesh

★ 6.2/10•1947•1h 50m•18•Drama•Romance

In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with Jacques' baby.

Claude Autant-Lara · Director

Jean Aurenche · Writer

Pierre Bost · Writer

Claude Autant-Lara · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageFR
Release DateSep 12, 1947

Actors

Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Marthe Grangier

Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

François Jaubert

Denise Grey

Denise Grey

Madame Grangier

Jean Debucourt

Jean Debucourt

Edouard Jaubert

Pierre Palau

Pierre Palau

Monsieur Marin

Jean Lara

Jean Lara

Jacques Lacombe

Michel François

René

Germaine Ledoyen

Madame Jaubert

Jeanne Pérez

Jeanne Pérez

Madame Marin

Jacques Tati

Jacques Tati

Officer at the bar

Richard Francœur

Head waiter of the grand restaurant

Max Maxudian

Max Maxudian

Schoolmaster

André Bervil

Partygoer who announces the Armistice a day early

Edmond Beauchamp

Edmond Beauchamp

Sommelier of the grand restaurant

Charles Vissières

Charles Vissières

Anselme, waiter of the grand restaurant

Henri Gaultier

Monsieur Georges, manager of the grand restaurant

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