
Devil in the Flesh
Drama
Romance
6.3 / 10
September 12, 1947
1h 50m
Language:French
Director: Claude Autant-Lara
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.
Cast

Micheline Presle
Marthe Grangier

Gérard Philipe
François Jaubert

Denise Grey
Madame Grangier

Jean Debucourt
Edouard Jaubert

Pierre Palau
Monsieur Marin

Jean Lara
Jacques Lacombe
Michel François
René
Germaine Ledoyen
Madame Jaubert

Jeanne Pérez
Madame Marin

Jacques Tati
Officer at the bar

Richard Francœur
Head waiter of the grand restaurant
Max Maxudian
Schoolmaster