Burning Fuse
| Burning Fuse | |
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| Directed by | Henri Decoin |
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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.[1][2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The films sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
Synopsis
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Davidson & Hake p.48
- ^ "Le Feu aux poudres (1957)". www.unifrance.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
Bibliography
[edit]- Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.
External links
[edit]- 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
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- Films shot at Billancourt Studios
- French-language Italian films
- Films scored by Loulou Gasté
- Films scored by Maurice Jarre
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