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Flesh and the Woman

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Flesh and the Woman

Hotter than the Sahara

3.8

1h 40m

1954

“Hotter than the Sahara”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Robert Siodmak

Drama

prostituteamnesiaforeign legionmilitary serviceromancedesertdouble

Cast & Crew

Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

as Sylvia Sorrego / Helena Ricci

Jean-Claude Pascal

Jean-Claude Pascal

as Pierre Martel

Arletty

Arletty

as Blanche

Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin

as Mario

Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

as Fred

Jean Témerson

Jean Témerson

as Xavier Noblet

Jean Hébey

Jean Hébey

as Police commissioner

Jo Dest

Jo Dest

as Karl, boss of the bistro

Paul Amiot

Paul Amiot

as Captain (uncredited)

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