Le monde, la chair et le diable

Original title: The World, the Flesh and the Devil

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

Harry Belafonte, Mel Ferrer, and Inger Stevens in Le monde, la chair et le diable (1959)

Play trailer2:13

1 Video

25 Photos

Dystopian Sci-Fi Psychological Drama Drama Romance Sci-Fi

A miner trapped in a cave-in resurfaces, and upon discovering mankind has been wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, sets out to find other survivors.A miner trapped in a cave-in resurfaces, and upon discovering mankind has been wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, sets out to find other survivors.A miner trapped in a cave-in resurfaces, and upon discovering mankind has been wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, sets out to find other survivors.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
To film the striking images of a deserted New York City, the cast and crew had to start filming at dawn in order to capture the city before the early morning rush. This gave them no more than an hour or two per day in which to film the sequence.

Goofs
There are no bodies, With 8 million people in NYC, there is not one dead body seen anywhere.

Quotes
Benson Thacker: I have nothing against negroes, Ralph.
Ralph Burton: That's white of you.

Crazy credits
As the film's final credits cut-in, the film states "The Beginning" rather than "The End."

Connections
Featured in Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007)

Soundtracks
I Don't Like It Here
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Belafonte and Ranald MacDougall
Sung by Harry Belafonte

User reviews65

Featured review

provided serious food for thought at a time the world wasn't hungry.

A very thought provoking movie that was not accepted at the time, but in retrospect, way way ahead of its time. In a racially charged world it put forth the premise that race, in the final analysis, is superficial and meaningless. Once you strip away the layers of conditioning and socialization, you find, at the core, good and evil and the age old struggle as to which will prevail. A simple story, told directly and honestly. On a scale of 1 to 10, its an 11.