Devil in the Flesh poster
Director Claude Autant-Lara
Writer Claude Autant-Lara, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost

Devil in the Flesh

Original Title: Le Diable au corps

Release Date: 1947-09-22

Duration: 110 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Gérard Philipe
    François Jaubert
  • Micheline Presle
    Marthe Grangier
  • Albert Rémy
    Sexton
  • Jacques Tati
    Un officier
  • Jeanne Pérez
    Madame Marin
  • Denise Grey
    Madame Grangier
  • Maurice Lagrenée
  • André Bervil
    Le fêtard qui annonce l'Armistice avec un jour d'avance
  • Albert Michel
  • Charles Vissières
    Anselme