Flame and the Flesh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Flame and the Flesh

Original film poster
Directed by Richard Brooks
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Written by Helen Deutsch
Auguste Bailly (novel)
Starring Lana Turner
Pier Angeli
Carlos Thompson
Bonar Colleano
Music by Nicholas Brodszky
Cinematography Christopher Challis
Editing by Albert Akst
Raymond Poulton
Distributed by MGM
Release date(s) Flag of United States 1 May 1954
Running time 104 min
Country USA
Language English
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

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.

[edit] 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.

Films directed by Richard Brooks
Crisis | The Light Touch | Deadline - U.S.A. | Battle Circus | Take the High Ground! | Flame and the Flesh | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Blackboard Jungle | The Last Hunt | The Catered Affair | Something of Value | The Brothers Karamazov | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Elmer Gantry | Sweet Bird of Youth | Lord Jim | The Professionals | In Cold Blood | The Happy Ending | $ | Bite the Bullet | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Wrong Is Right | Fever Pitch
This article about a drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.