Burning Fuse

Burning Fuse
Directed by	Henri Decoin
Written by	Henri Decoin Jacques Robert Albert Simonin
Produced by	François Rigaud Jean Tachard
Starring	Raymond Pellegrin Charles Vanel Peter van Eyck
Cinematography	Pierre Montazel
Edited by	Claude Durand
Music by	Louis Gasté Maurice Jarre Philippe-Gérard
Production companies	Galliera Films Gallus Films
Distributed by	Sofradis
Release date	27 February 1957 (1957-02-27)
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French

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. 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

Bibliography

• Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.

External links

• Burning Fuse at IMDb