The Fire Within
7.8
Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living.
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Cast
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Maurice Ronet
Alain Leroy
Known for
Elevator to the Gallows
Purple Noon
Léna Skerla
Lydia
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Yvonne Clech
Mademoiselle Farnoux
Known for
Let's Rob the Bank
Jo
Hubert Deschamps
D'Averseau
Known for
The Under-Gifted
Zazie dans le Métro
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Dr. La Barbinais
Known for
To Die of Love
Lost Command
Mona Dol
Madame La Barbinais
Also in
The Cheat
Pastoral Symphony
Pierre Moncorbier
Moraine
Known for
Yoyo
René Dupuy
Charlie (as René Dupuis)
Also in
Ces grappes de ma vigne
Le Café liégeois
Bernard Tiphaine
Milou
Also in
Iznogoud
Mauregard
Bernard Noël
Dubourg
Known for
The Married Woman
Ursula Vian-Kübler
Fanny
Known for
The Creatures
Jeanne Moreau
Eva
Known for
Jules and Jim
Elevator to the Gallows
Louis Malle Director · Pierre Drieu La Rochelle Author Ghislain Cloquet Cinematographer
First release September 2, 1963 · Produced in France · Original title Le Feu follet
Production
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Feu follet
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 1963
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · October 15, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
March 30, 2001 · Theatrical · IMDB
Italy
November 2, 1963 · Theatrical
Spain
October 15, 1963 · Theatrical
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