Devil in the Flesh
Le Diable au corps
Release: 1947-09-12
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.2
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Transcontinental Films
Cast
Edmond Beauchamp
as Sommelier of the grand restaurant
Maurice Lagrenée
as Physician-major
Marthe Mellot
as Nun
Micheline Presle
as Marthe Grangier
Jean Debucourt
as Edouard Jaubert
André Bervil
as Partygoer who announces the Armistice a day early
Albert Michel
as Bedroom salesman
Léon Larive
as Stamp dealer
Jean Lara
as Jacques Lacombe
Charles Vissières
as Anselme, waiter of the grand restaurant
Gérard Philipe
as François Jaubert
Jeanne Pérez
as Madame Marin
Max Maxudian
as Schoolmaster
Albert Rémy
as Sacristan
Jacques Beauvais
Pierre Palau
as Monsieur Marin
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
as Passer-by (uncredited)
Denise Grey
as Madame Grangier
Jacques Tati
as Officer at the bar
Richard Francœur
as Head waiter of the grand restaurant
