| Director | Henri Decoin |
|---|---|
| Producer | François Rigaud Jean Tachard |
| Writer |
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| Starring | |
| Music | |
| Cinematography | Pierre Montazel |
| Editing | Claude Durand |
| Studio | Galliera Films Gallus Films |
| Distributor | Sofradis |
| Released | 27 February 1957 |
| Runtime | 98 minutes |
| Country | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Burning Fuse (French: Le feu aux poudres) is a 1957 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel and Peter van Eyck.[1][2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The films sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
Synopsis
Lola, the wife of a notorious arms dealer Pédro Wassevitch is attracted to a young painter Ludovic. Unknown to her he has been sent to infiltrate Wassevitch's operation which both a rival and the police are interested in.
Cast
- Raymond Pellegrin as Ludovic 'Ludo' Ferrier
- Charles Vanel as Albatrasse
- Peter van Eyck as Pédro Wassevitch
- Françoise Fabian as Lola Wassevitch
- Lino Ventura as Legentil
- Darío Moreno as Jeff
- Lyla Rocco as Brigitte
- Jacqueline Maillan as Mme Catherine, l'aubergiste
- Mathilde Casadesus as Mimi
- Pierre-Louis as L' inspecteur Fougeron
- Roland Armontel as Antoine
- Henri Cogan as Matt
- Michel Flamme as Un inspecteur
- Michel Jourdan as Dédé
- Pascal Mazzotti as Le pharmacien
- Georges Bayle
- François Chaumette as L'ingénieur du son
- Nino Crisman
- Le Hang
- Olivier Darrieux as Un inspecteur
- Lisa Jouvet as La serveuse
- Marthe Mercadier as L'aubergiste
- Albert Simonin as Albert
References
- ^ Davidson & Hake p.48
- ^ "Le Feu aux poudres (1957)". www.unifrance.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
Bibliography
- Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.
External links
- Burning Fuse at IMDb