The Fire Within
Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living.
Maurice Ronet
Alain Leroy
Léna Skerla
Lydia
Yvonne Clech
Mademoiselle Farnoux
Hubert Deschamps
D'Averseau
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Dr. La Barbinais
Mona Dol
Madame La Barbinais
Pierre Moncorbier
Moraine
René Dupuy
Charlie (as René Dupuis)
Bernard Tiphaine
Milou
Bernard Noël
Dubourg
Ursula Vian-Kübler
Fanny
Jeanne Moreau
Eva
Alain Mottet
Urcel
François Gragnon
François Minville
Romain Bouteille
Jerome Minville
Jacques Sereys
Cyrille Lavaud
Alexandra Stewart
Solange
Claude Deschamps
Maria
Tony Taffin
Brancion
Henri Serre
Frédéric
Madeleine Declercq
(uncredited)
Claude Deleusse
(uncredited)
Darling Légitimus
(uncredited)
Michèle Mahaut
(uncredited)
Vera Valdez
Bit Part (uncredited)
Micha Bayard
Crew
Louis Malle
Director
Louis Malle
Screenplay
Ghislain Cloquet
Director of Photography
Suzanne Baron
Editor
Bernard Evein
Production Design
Alain Quefféléan
Production Manager
Guy Villette
Sound Engineer
Gérard Crosnier
Location Manager
Volker Schlöndorff
Assistant Director
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Novel
Jean Nény
Sound Mixer
Gitt Magrini
Costume Design
Georges Pierre
Still Photographer
Jean Pieuchot
Unit Manager
Étienne Becker
Camera Operator
Jean Chiabaut
Assistant Camera
Monique Nana
Assistant Editor
Claude Helffer
Musician
Erik Satie
Music
Élisabeth Rappeneau
Script Supervisor