Notes>Article>Film

The Fire Within

Louis Malle

1963 • 1h 48m

Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living.

The Fire Within

Cast

Maurice Ronet

Maurice RonetAlain Leroy

Léna Skerla

Léna SkerlaLydia

Yvonne Clech

Yvonne ClechMademoiselle Farnoux

Hubert Deschamps

Hubert DeschampsD'Averseau

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Jean-Paul MoulinotDr. La Barbinais

Mona Dol

Mona DolMadame La Barbinais

Pierre Moncorbier

Pierre MoncorbierMoraine

René DupuyCharlie (as René Dupuis)

Bernard Tiphaine

Bernard TiphaineMilou

Bernard Noël

Bernard NoëlDubourg

Ursula Vian-Kübler

Ursula Vian-KüblerFanny

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne MoreauEva

Alain Mottet

Alain MottetUrcel

François GragnonFrançois Minville

Romain Bouteille

Romain BouteilleJerome Minville

Crew

Louis Malle

Louis MalleDirector

Bernard Evein

Bernard EveinProduction Design

Guy Villette

Guy VilletteSound Engineer

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker SchlöndorffAssistant Director

Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

Pierre Drieu La RochelleNovel

Gitt Magrini

Gitt MagriniCostume Design

Georges Pierre

Georges PierreStill Photographer

Erik Satie

Erik SatieMusic

Élisabeth Rappeneau

Élisabeth RappeneauScript Supervisor

View on IMDb↗

The Fire Within (1963) — Backlot Notes