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Flame and the Flesh
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Brooks
Written by	Helen Deutsch Auguste Bailly (novel)
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Starring	Lana Turner Pier Angeli Carlos Thompson Bonar Colleano
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Edited by	Albert Akst Raymond Poulton
Music by	Nicholas Brodszky
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	1 May 1954
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Flame and the Flesh is a 1954 drama film made by MGM. It was directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by Helen Deutsch based on the novel by Auguste Bailly. The music score was by Nicholas Brodszky and the cinematography by Christopher Challis.

The film stars Lana Turner, Pier Angeli and Carlos Thompson with Bonar Colleano.

Background and production

The film is a remake of a 1938 French film, Naples au baiser de feu, also known in the USA as The Kiss of Fire, itself a remake of a 1925 French silent film of the same name. Both earlier versions were based on the same novel.

The film was shot in London and Naples, Italy.

In this film, Lana Turner, famously blonde, appears as a brunette.

Cast

Lana Turner as Madeline
Pier Angeli as Lisa
Carlos Thompson as Nino
Bonar Colleano as Ciccio
Charles Goldner as Mondari
Peter Illing as Peppe
Rosalie Crutchley as Francesca
Marne Maitland as Filiberto
Eric Pohlmann as Marina Proprietor

External links

v t e Films directed by Richard Brooks
Crisis (1950) The Light Touch (1951) Deadline – U.S.A. (1952) Battle Circus (1953) Take the High Ground! (1953) Flame and the Flesh (1954) The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) Blackboard Jungle (1955) The Last Hunt (1956) The Catered Affair (1956) Something of Value (1957) The Brothers Karamazov (1958) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Elmer Gantry (1960) Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) Lord Jim (1965) The Professionals (1966) In Cold Blood (1967) The Happy Ending (1969) Dollars (1971) Bite the Bullet (1975) Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) Wrong Is Right (1982) Fever Pitch (1985)

Films directed by Richard Brooks

Crisis (1950)
The Light Touch (1951)
Deadline – U.S.A. (1952)
Battle Circus (1953)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Flame and the Flesh (1954)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
The Last Hunt (1956)
The Catered Affair (1956)
Something of Value (1957)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Lord Jim (1965)
The Professionals (1966)
In Cold Blood (1967)
The Happy Ending (1969)
Dollars (1971)
Bite the Bullet (1975)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Fever Pitch (1985)

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