Devil in the Flesh (1947 film)

Devil in the Flesh
Micheline Presle and Gérard Philipe
Directed by	Claude Autant-Lara
Written by	Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost Raymond Radiguet (novel "Le diable au corps")
Produced by	Paul Graetz
Starring	Micheline Presle and Gérard Philipe
Cinematography	Michel Kelber
Edited by	Madeleine Gug
Music by	René Cloërec
Production company	Transcontinental Films
Release dates	1947 ( France) 1949 ( United States) 1952 ( Japan)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	4,762,930 admissions (France)

Devil in the Flesh (French: Le diable au corps) is a 1947 French movie directed by Claude Autant-Lara starring Micheline Presle and Gérard Philipe. It is based on a novel by Raymond Radiguet.

Plot

In France during World War I, pretty nurse Marthe (Micheline Presle) waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. The lonely Marthe begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François (Gérard Philipe), 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 François' baby.

Cast

• Micheline Presle as Marthe Grangier
• Gérard Philipe as François Jaubert
• Denise Grey as Madame Grangier
• Jean Debucourt as Monsieur Jaubert
• Palau as Monsieur Marin
• Jean Lara as Jacques Lacombe
• Michel François as Rene
• Richard Francoeur as the receptionist
• Max Maxudian as the principal
• Germaine Ledoyen as Madame Jaubert
• Jeanne Pérez as Madame Marin
• Jacques Tati as officer

Accolades

The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures named it the fifth best film of 1949.

External links

• Devil in the Flesh at IMDb
• Devil in the Flesh at AllMovie
• "Shooting Down Pictures: Le diable au corps".