Devil in the Flesh

1h 50m

6.2

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

Madame Grangier

Edouard Jaubert

Jacques Lacombe

Michel François

Germaine Ledoyen

Officer at the bar

Richard Francœur

Head waiter of the grand restaurant

Partygoer who announces the Armistice a day early

Edmond Beauchamp

Sommelier of the grand restaurant

Charles Vissières

Anselme, waiter of the grand restaurant

Monsieur Georges, manager of the grand restaurant

Bedroom salesman

High school supervisor

Jacques Beauvais

Maurice Lagrenée

Physician-major

Paulin Soumanou Vieyra

Passer-by (uncredited)