Devil in the Flesh

Devil in the Flesh

110 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 22, 1947

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.

Devil in the Flesh

110 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 22, 1947

Devil in the Flesh
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Transcontinental Films
Original title Le Diable au corps
Directors Denise Gaillard, Ghislaine Autant-Lara, Claude Autant-Lara
Writers Raymond Radiguet, Jean Aurenche, Claude Autant-Lara, Pierre Bost

Cast

Micheline Presle

as Marthe Grangier

Gérard Philipe

as François Jaubert

Denise Grey

as Madame Grangier

Jean Debucourt

as Edouard Jaubert

Palau

as Monsieur Marin

Jean Lara

as Jacques Lacombe

Michel François

as René

Germaine Ledoyen

as Madame Jaubert

Jeanne Pérez

as Madame Marin

Jacques Tati

as Un officier

Richard Francoeur

as Waiter

Max Maxudian

as Schoolmaster

André Bervil

as Le fêtard qui annonce l'Armistice avec un jour d'avance

Edmond Beauchamp

as Le sommelier du grand restaurant

Charles Vissières

as Anselme

Henri Gaultier

as Monsieur Georges

Albert Rémy

as Sexton