Burning Fuse
{{Infobox film
| name = Burning Fuse
| image = Burning Fuse.jpg
| caption =
| director = Henri Decoin
| producer = François Rigaud
Jean Tachard
| writer = {{ubl|Henri Decoin|Jacques Robert|Albert Simonin}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Raymond Pellegrin|Charles Vanel|Peter van Eyck}}
| music = {{ubl|Louis Gasté |Maurice Jarre|Philippe-Gérard}}
| cinematography = Pierre Montazel
| editing = Claude Durand
| studio = Galliera Films
Gallus Films
| distributor = Sofradis
| released = {{Film date|1957|02|27|df=yes}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = France
Italy
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
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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.Davidson & Hake p.48{{Cite web|url=https://www.unifrance.org/film/3997/le-feu-aux-poudres#|title=Le Feu aux poudres (1957)|website=www.unifrance.org|accessdate=26 March 2023}} 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
Bibliography
- Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0050390}}
{{Henri Decoin}}
Category:French thriller films
Category:Italian thriller films
Category:1950s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Henri Decoin
Category:Films with screenplays by Albert Simonin
Category:Films with screenplays by Jacques Robert (writer)
Category:Films shot at Billancourt Studios
Category:French-language Italian films
Category:Films scored by Loulou Gasté
Category:Films scored by Maurice Jarre
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Italian black-and-white films
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