The Fire Within

The Fire Within

1963•1h 48m•7.6/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.6/10(248)

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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Production

Nouvelles Éditions de Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Maurice Ronet

Maurice Ronet

Alain Leroy

Léna Skerla

Léna Skerla

Lydia

Yvonne Clech

Yvonne Clech

Mademoiselle Farnoux

Hubert Deschamps

Hubert Deschamps

D'Averseau

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Dr. La Barbinais

Mona Dol

Mona Dol

Madame La Barbinais

Pierre Moncorbier

Pierre Moncorbier

Moraine

René Dupuy

Charlie (as René Dupuis)

Bernard Tiphaine

Bernard Tiphaine

Milou

Bernard Noël

Bernard Noël

Dubourg

Ursula Vian-Kübler

Ursula Vian-Kübler

Fanny

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Eva

Alain Mottet

Alain Mottet

Urcel

François Gragnon

François Minville

Romain Bouteille

Romain Bouteille

Jerome Minville

Jacques Sereys

Jacques Sereys

Cyrille Lavaud

Alexandra Stewart

Alexandra Stewart

Solange

Claude Deschamps

Maria

Tony Taffin

Tony Taffin

Brancion

Henri Serre

Henri Serre

Frédéric

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