The Fire Within

The Fire Within is a 1963 French-Italian drama film directed by Louis Malle, who also wrote the screenplay. The cast includes Maurice Ronet, Jeanne Moreau, Alexandra Stewart, and Yvonne Clech. The narrative is set in Paris and focuses on the subject of alcoholism. The film was shot in black-and-white by director of photography Ghislain Cloquet and edited by Suzanne Baron. Music for the film was composed by Erik Satie.

The work has a runtime of 108 minutes and was originally released in 1963. It has received a review score of 7.7 out of 10 and an 82% rating. The film won the Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival. It is distributed by Netflix and available on the Criterion Channel. The original title is Le Feu follet, and the language of the work is French.