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.[1][2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The films sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.

Burning Fuse
Directed byHenri Decoin
Written by
Produced byFrançois Rigaud
Jean Tachard
Starring
CinematographyPierre Montazel
Edited byClaude Durand
Music by
Production
companies
Galliera Films
Gallus Films
Distributed bySofradis
Release date
  • 27 February 1957 (1957-02-27)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Davidson & Hake p.48
  2. ^ "Le Feu aux poudres (1957)". www.unifrance.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

Bibliography

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