Devil in the Flesh | |
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Micheline Presle and Gérard Philipe
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Directed by | Claude Autant-Lara |
Produced by | Paul Graetz |
Written by |
Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost Raymond Radiguet (novel "Le diable au corps") |
Starring | Micheline Presle and Gérard Philipe |
Music by | René Cloërec |
Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
Production
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Transcontinental Films
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Release date
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1947 ( France) 1949 ( United States) 1952 ( Japan) |
Running time
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125 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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.
During World War I a young man seduces an older woman while her husband is a soldier fighting at the front.
The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures named it the fifth best film of 1949.