The Fire Within

7.6
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 108 min
  • Premiere: 1963. October 15.

Although his alcoholism has been treated, Alain still feels he is deeply unwell and does not feel he can leave the detoxification clinic once and for all. His wife, living in New York, continues to pay for his treatment, but no longer contacts him directly. He intends to commit suicide, but first takes a ride to Paris to catch up with old friends.

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Maurice Ronet

Alain Leroy

Yvonne Clech

Mademoiselle Farnoux

Hubert Deschamps

D'Averseau

Jean-Paul Moulinot

Dr. La Barbinais

Mona Dol

Madame La Barbinais

René Dupuy

Charlie (as René Dupuis)

François Gragnon

François Minville

Romain Bouteille

Jerome Minville

Jacques Sereys

Cyrille Lavaud

Tony Taffin

Brancion

Henri Serre

Frédéric

Madeleine Declercq

(uncredited)

Claude Deleusse

(uncredited)

Darling Légitimus

(uncredited)

Michèle Mahaut

(uncredited)

Vera Valdez

Bit Part (uncredited)

Art

Bernard Evein

Production Design

Camera

Ghislain Cloquet

Director of Photography

Georges Pierre

Still Photographer

Jean Chiabaut

Assistant Camera

Étienne Becker

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Gitt Magrini

Costume Design

Directing

Louis Malle

Director

Volker Schlöndorff

Assistant Director

Élisabeth Rappeneau

Script Supervisor

Editing

Monique Nana

Assistant Editor

Production

Gérard Crosnier

Location Manager

Alain Quefféléan

Production Manager

Jean Pieuchot

Unit Manager

Sound

Guy Villette

Sound Engineer

Jean Nény

Sound Mixer

Claude Helffer

Musician

Writing

Louis Malle

Screenplay