The Passion of Slow Fire
La Mort de Belle
Release: 1961-03-02
·Runtime: 91m
·★ 6.6
Mystery
Crime
Drama
Stéphane Blanchon lives a quiet life in Switzerland with his wife, Christine, until a young American boarder named Belle, who was living with them, is found murdered. Despite Stéphane's innocence, the evidence points to him, and he learns that Belle harbored romantic feelings for him. Suspicions mount against him; even Christine thinks he is the culprit. Stéphane's sanity begins to crumble, and he lashes out in unprecedented ways.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Odeon
Cinéphonic
Cast
Lucien Hubert
as Pidoux
Alexandra Stewart
as Belle
Marc Cassot
as Commissioner
Van Doude
as Doctor
Jean Desailly
as Stéphane Blanchon
Monique Mélinand
as Mrs. Monique Blanchon
Louisa Colpeyn
as Belle's Mother
Jacques Hilling
as Gendarme Cristever
Maurice Teynac
as Drunkard, Stephane's Friend
Christian Lude
as Doctor Clair
Yves Robert
as Bartender
George Cusin
as Monsieur Genet, college director
Yvette Etiévant
as Alice
Jacques Monod
as Judge
Gabriel Gobin
as Police Sergeant Ruchet
