Burning Fuse
Le feu aux poudres
Release: 1957-02-27
·Runtime: 73m
·★ 4.6
Crime
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.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Abbey Films
Gallus Films
Jolly Film
SLPF
Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique (SGGC)
Cast
Darío Moreno
as Jeff
Albert Simonin
as Albert (uncredited)
Lino Ventura
as Legentil
Jacqueline Maillan
as Mrs. Catherine, innkeeper
Nino Crisman
Lisa Jouvet
as Waitress (uncredited)
Charles Vanel
as Albatrasse
Peter van Eyck
as Pédro Wassevitch
Françoise Fabian
as Lola Wassevitch
Lyla Rocco
as Brigitte
Mathilde Casadesus
as Mimi
Michel Jourdan
as Dédé
Paul Müller
as (scenes deleted)
Marthe Mercadier
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
Pierre-Louis
as Inspector Fougeron
Roland Armontel
as Antoine
François Chaumette
as Sound engineer
Henri Cogan
as Matt
Michel Flamme
as Inspector
Raymond Pellegrin
as Ludovic 'Ludo' Ferrier
Pascal Mazzotti
as Pharmacist
