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42% Critic Match
Flesh and the Woman
“Hotter than the Sahara”
4.2 / 10• 1954• 1h 40m•NR• French
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gina Lollobrigida
Sylvia Sorrego / Helena Ricci
Lead
Jean-Claude Pascal
Pierre Martel
Arletty
Blanche
Raymond Pellegrin
Mario
Peter van Eyck
Fred
Jean Témerson
Xavier Noblet
Jean Hébey
Police commissioner
Jo Dest
Karl, boss of the bistro
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Siodmak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Flesh and the Woman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
