Flesh and the Woman (1954)
Le grand jeu (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 40min
- Adventure, Drama
- Jun 1958 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 nomination.
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Gina Lollobrigida | ... |
Sylvia Sorrego / Helena Ricci
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Jean-Claude Pascal | ... |
Pierre Martel
(as Jean Claude Pascal)
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Raymond Pellegrin | ... |
Mario
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Peter van Eyck | ... |
Fred
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Jean Hébey | ... |
Le commissaire de police
(as Jean Hebey)
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Jo Dest | ... |
Karl - le patron du bistrot
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Lila Kedrova | ... |
Rose
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Margo Lion | ... |
La première
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Odette Laure | ... |
L'amie de Mario
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Alix Mahieux | ... |
Mado
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Umberto Melnati |
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Jean Témerson | ... |
Xavier Noblet
(as Temerson)
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Arletty | ... |
Blanche
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Paul Amiot | ... |
Le capitaine (uncredited)
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Odette Barencey | ... |
Gertrude (uncredited)
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Charles Bayard | ... |
(uncredited)
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Gérard Buhr | ... |
Un légionnaire (uncredited)
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Leila Farida | ... |
Aïcha (uncredited)
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Gabrielle Fontan | ... |
La religieuse (uncredited)
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Darling Légitimus | ... |
(uncredited)
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Bernard Musson | ... |
Le peintre (uncredited)
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Marcel Rouzé | ... |
Le portier de l'hôtel (uncredited)
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Roger Vincent | ... |
Le maître d'hôtel (uncredited)
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Georges Vitray | ... |
Le portier de l'hôtel (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Siodmak |
Written by
Jacques Feyder | ... | (story "Le Grand Jeu") |
Charles Spaak | ... | (adaptation and dialogue) |
Charles Spaak | ... | (story "Le Grand Jeu") |
Produced by
André Paulvé | ... | producer |
Angelo Rizzoli | ... | producer |
Michel Safra | ... | producer |
Music by
Maurice Thiriet | ||
Georges Van Parys |
Cinematography by
Michel Kelber |
Editing by
Victoria Mercanton |
Production Design by
Léon Barsacq |
Costume Design by
Georges Annenkov |
Makeup Department
Yvonne Fortuna | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Henri Baum | ... | production manager |
Henri Jaquillard | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Francis Caillaud | ... | assistant director |
Ulrich Picard | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Antoine Petitjean | ... | sound (as A. Petitjean) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Raymond Voinquel | ... | still photographer |
Walter Wottitz | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
L'Orchestre des Concerts Colonne | ... | music played by |
Pierre-Michel Le Conte | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Francine Corteggiani | ... | script girl |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cinédis (1954) (France) (theatrical)
- Dear Film (1954) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Deutsche Cosmopol Film (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Oefram Filmverleih (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Gala Film Distributors (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Dominant Pictures Corporation (1958) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Éditions René Chateau (1991) (France) (VHS)
- Shingaiei (1954) (Japan) (theatrical)
- NHK Sôgô (1963) (Japan) (tv) (dubbed version)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Pierre Martel is a brilliant lawyer in Paris who has fallen in love with a ravishing Italian girl, Sylvia Sorrego and they take up housekeeping on a luxurious scale beyond his means, and Pierre commits a few irregularities and is asked to resign the Bar Association. He heads for Algeria and tells Sylvia to sell everything they own and join him there. Sylvia is a no-show and Pierre, broke, with a dishonored name and having lost the woman he loves, dons the hair-shirt he wears the rest of the film and becomes a human wreck, and he joins the Foreign Legion. Pierre and his friends Mario and Fred engage in a bit of globe-hopping warfare for the next four years and are sent back to the camp in Algeria. There, they discover a house/castle near the camp called "The Last Stop" run by Madame Blanche, who spends most of her time reading playing cards. When she isn't reading cards, Madame Blanche runs a few prostitutes on the side and arranges for three ladies of the evening to spend a night in town dining, dancing and whatever else may come up with Fred, Mario and Pierre, who haven't been to town in four years. But Pierre opts out and stays at "The Last Stop" to get drunk. Back in town, one of the hired-hand girls turns out to be Helena, who is a dead ringer for Sylvia from Paris. Fred and Mario toss a coin for her and Fred wins. Meanwhile, back at "The Last Stop", Madame Blanche has whipped out her doom deck and tells Pierre that he will again find the girl he loves, he will be happy with her, he will kill a friend because of her and finally lose her again.
Written by Les Adams |
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Box Office
Budget | $450,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In Australia advertised as Il Grande Giuoco (sic). See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Ulysse (1983). See more » |
Soundtracks | Wedding March See more » |