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Devil in the Flesh

Original title: Le diable au corps
  • 19471947
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
814
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POPULARITY
70,104
12,079
Devil in the Flesh (1947)
DramaRomance
During World War I, the star-crossed affair of an underage French student with a woman engaged to a soldier.During World War I, the star-crossed affair of an underage French student with a woman engaged to a soldier.During World War I, the star-crossed affair of an underage French student with a woman engaged to a soldier.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
814
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
70,104
12,079
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Claude Autant-Lara
    • Writers
      • Raymond Radiguet(novel "Le diable au corps")
      • Jean Aurenche
      • Pierre Bost
    • Stars
      • Micheline Presle
      • Gérard Philipe
      • Denise Grey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Claude Autant-Lara
    • Writers
      • Raymond Radiguet(novel "Le diable au corps")
      • Jean Aurenche
      • Pierre Bost
    • Stars
      • Micheline Presle
      • Gérard Philipe
      • Denise Grey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Gérard Philipe in Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Gérard Philipe and Micheline Presle in Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Michel François and Gérard Philipe in Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Michel François and Gérard Philipe in Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Gérard Philipe and Micheline Presle in Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Gérard Philipe and Micheline Presle in Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Gérard Philipe in Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Devil in the Flesh (1947)
    Devil in the Flesh (1947)

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    Micheline Presle
    Micheline Presle
    • Marthe Grangier
    Gérard Philipe
    Gérard Philipe
    • François Jaubert
    Denise Grey
    Denise Grey
    • Madame Grangier
    Jean Debucourt
    Jean Debucourt
    • Edouard Jaubert
    Palau
    Palau
    • Monsieur Marin
    Jean Lara
    • Jacques Lacombe
    • (as Jean Varas)
    Michel François
    • René
    Richard Francoeur
    • Le maître d'hôtel du grand restaurant
    Max Maxudian
    Max Maxudian
    • Le maître d'école
    Germaine Ledoyen
    • Madame Jaubert
    Jeanne Pérez
    • Madame Marin
    Jacques Tati
    Jacques Tati
    • Un officier au bar
    André Bervil
    • Le fêtard qui annonce l'Armistice avec un jour d'avance
    Edmond Beauchamp
    • Le sommelier du grand restaurant
    Charles Vissières
    • Anselme - le serveur du grand restaurant
    • (as Charles Vissière)
    Henri Gaultier
    • Monsieur Georges - le gérant du grand restaurant
    Jean Relet
      Marthe Mellot
      • La religieuse
      • Director
        • Claude Autant-Lara
      • Writers
        • Raymond Radiguet(novel "Le diable au corps")
        • Jean Aurenche
        • Pierre Bost
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      • Trivia
        On 29 June 1947, the French ambassador in Belgium, Raymond Brugère, walked out the screening at Brussels World Film Festival to express disapproval of the movie.
      • Connections
        Featured in In Praise of Older Women (1978)
      • Soundtracks
        Roses de Picardie
        Music by Haydn Wood

        (1916)

      User reviews8

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      10/10
      My favourite film of all time
      This was on BBC television, dubbed into English, in the early sixties. No other film has had quite the same effect. I remember begging my father not to start watching the film as it was already 10.15 p.m. and we had to get up the next day for school and work respectively. In the end we were totally captivated by the harrowing story of a young man (Gérard Philipe) who causes the death, through adultery, of the wife of a serving WW1 soldier.

      Particularly memorable is the use of flashbacks, introduced by the eerie sound of church bells winding down, as one might slow down a gramophone record, and the historical background, including a scene of premature celebration of the end of the war.

      It is sad that the director, Claude Autant-Lara, turned out to be the French equivalent of a Nazi, and you wonder if that fact has led to a virtual embargo on the film, and that is why it seems to have disappeared. That is a pity. If that criterion were applied to works of art in general then a number of books or pieces of music, or whatever, would be banned because of the activities or opinions of their creators. 'Devil in the Flesh' is a shattering masterpiece, and deserves to be seen again. It is my favourite film of all time.
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      • Aug 10, 2006

      Details

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      • Release date
        • May 9, 1949 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • France
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Le Diable au Corps
      • Filming locations
        • Studios de Neuilly, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
      • Production company
        • Transcontinental Films
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 2 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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