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Flame and the Flesh (1954)

Flame and the Flesh poster
Directed by
Richard Brooks
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American woman in Italy gets caught in a love triangle with a local fisherman and a wealthy playboy. Her desire for security clashes with her passionate feelings.

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What happens

Flame and the Flesh is a 1954 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Lana Turner, Pier Angeli, Carlos Thompson and Bonar Colleano. It was made and distributed by MGM and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by Helen Deutsch based on the 1924 novel French Naples au baiser de feu by Auguste Bailly. The music score was by Nicholas Brodszky and the cinematography by Christopher Challis. It was shot at M-G-M British Studios near London and on location around Positano and Naples in Southern Italy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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