Movie·1963·1h 48m
The Fire Within
Country
France
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: Le Feu follet
Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living.
Cinematography
Ghislain Cloquet
Editor
Suzanne Baron
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
246 votes
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Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Maurice Ronet
Alain Leroy
Léna Skerla
Lydia
Yvonne Clech
Mademoiselle Farnoux
Hubert Deschamps
D'Averseau
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Dr. La Barbinais
Mona Dol
Madame La Barbinais
Pierre Moncorbier
Moraine
René Dupuy
Charlie (as René Dupuis)
Bernard Tiphaine
Milou
Bernard Noël
Dubourg
Ursula Vian-Kübler
Fanny
Jeanne Moreau
Eva
Alain Mottet
Urcel
François Gragnon
François Minville
Romain Bouteille
Jerome Minville
Jacques Sereys
Cyrille Lavaud
Alexandra Stewart
Solange
Claude Deschamps
Maria
// crew
Crew
Louis Malle
Director, Screenplay
Ghislain Cloquet
Director of Photography
Suzanne Baron
Editor
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