Flesh and the Woman

Flesh and the Woman

Flesh and the Woman

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Flesh and the Woman

"Hotter than the Sahara"

1954

1h 40m

4.2(9 votes)

Drama

Overview

In this romance, a jilted lawyer joins the French Foreign Legion to help him forget his faithless love. While in the desert he espies a village beauty who is the exact double of his true-love.

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10 featured cast members

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Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

Sylvia Sorrego / Helena Ricci

Jean-Claude Pascal

Jean-Claude Pascal

Pierre Martel

Arletty

Arletty

Blanche

Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin

Mario

Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

Fred

Jean Témerson

Jean Témerson

Xavier Noblet

Jean Hébey

Jean Hébey

Police commissioner

Jo Dest

Jo Dest

Karl, boss of the bistro

Paul Amiot

Paul Amiot

Captain (uncredited)

Odette Barencey

Odette Barencey

Gertrude (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Siodmak
Written by: Jacques Feyder
Charles Spaak
Produced by: André Paulvé
Angelo Rizzoli

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