| Burning Fuse | |
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| Directed by | Henri Decoin |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | François Rigaud Jean Tachard |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Pierre Montazel |
| Edited by | Claude Durand |
| Music by | |
| Production companies | Galliera Films Gallus Films |
| Distributed by | Sofradis |
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| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | 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. 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
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- 1957 films
- 1950s thriller films
- French thriller films
- Italian thriller films
- 1950s French-language films
- Films directed by Henri Decoin
- Films with screenplays by Albert Simonin
- 1950s French films
- 1950s Italian films
- Films shot at Billancourt Studios
- French-language Italian films
- Films scored by Loulou Gasté
- Films scored by Maurice Jarre
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