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Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman

Flesh and the Woman

Hotter than the Sahara

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$450000

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

4.1/10

Release Date

08 June 1954

Country

Italy

Cast

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)

Charles Bayard

Charles Bayard

(uncredited)

Gérard Buhr

Gérard Buhr

Legionnaire (uncredited)

Leila Farida

Leila Farida

Aïcha (uncredited)

Georges Vitray

Georges Vitray

Hotel doorman (uncredited)

Roger Vincent

Roger Vincent

Maître d'hôtel (uncredited)

Marcel Rouzé

Marcel Rouzé

Hotel doorman (uncredited)

Bernard Musson

Bernard Musson

Painter (uncredited)

Darling Légitimus

Darling Légitimus

(uncredited)

Gabrielle Fontan

Gabrielle Fontan

Religious (uncredited)

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