A Bomb for a Dictator (1957)
Les fanatiques
RY A revolution breaks out in a South American country while its cruel dictator is on a trip to France. The rebels have made careful plans to blow up the dictator's private plane as he returns, but at the last second he changes plans and travels on a commercial flight. The rebels then must make a difficult decision: they must either blow up a flight filled with innocent passengers, or else allow the dictator to return home and take brutal reprisals against the leaders of the uprising.
- Date of release
- 1957-11-08
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Alex Joffé
Casting
- Pierre Fresnay — Luis Vargas
- Michel Auclair — Diego Dias
- Françoise Fabian — Mlle Lambert
- Grégoire Aslan — Le général Antonio Ribéra
- Tilda Thamar — Juana Ribéra
- Betty Schneider — Lili
- Pierre Tabard — Sevelli
- José Lewgoy — Ramirez
- Véronique Deschamps
- René Alone
- Jean Chapot
- Geneviève Antonelli
Interesting facts
A Bomb for a Dictator or The Fanatics is a 1957 French thriller film directed by Alex Joffé and starring Pierre Fresnay, Michel Auclair and Tilda Thamar. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location at Nice Airport. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Paris.
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