The Fire Within

1963 · directed by Louis Malle

Rating

79/100

Hit

no

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 (1963), directed by Louis Malle, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Maurice Ronet
• Léna Skerla
• Yvonne Clech
• Hubert Deschamps
• Jean-Paul Moulinot
• Mona Dol
• Pierre Moncorbier
• René Dupuy
• Bernard Tiphaine
• Bernard Noël

Crew

• Ghislain Cloquet — Director of Photography
• Suzanne Baron — Editor
• Louis Malle — Screenplay

More from Louis Malle

1. Elevator to the Gallows (1958) — 84/100 · hit
2. Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) — 84/100 · hit
3. Lacombe, Lucien (1974) — 84/100 · hit
4. May Fools (1990) — 82/100 · hit
5. My Dinner with Andre (1981) — 81/100 · hit
6. Murmur of the Heart (1971) — 81/100 · hit

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