Burning Fuse (1957)
Le Feu aux poudres
Lola, the wife of arms dealer Pedro Wassewich, is attracted to Ludovic, a young painter who turns out to be the emissary of a notorious gangster. He claims to have been sent by the latter to pick up a shipment. In fact, it's the police who, behind the scenes, orchestrate the operation to catch Wassewich red-handed.
- Date of release
- 1957-02-27
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Crime
- Director
- Henri Decoin
Casting
- Raymond Pellegrin — Ludovic 'Ludo' Ferrier
- Charles Vanel — Albatrasse
- Peter van Eyck — Pédro Wassevitch
- Lino Ventura — Legentil
- Françoise Fabian — Lola Wassevitch
- Jacqueline Maillan — Mrs. Catherine, innkeeper
- Lyla Rocco — Brigitte
- Mathilde Casadesus — Mimi
- Pierre-Louis — Inspector Fougeron
- Roland Armontel — Antoine
- Georges Bayle
- François Chaumette — Sound engineer
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