''Burning Fuse'' (French: ''Le feu aux poudres'') is a 1957 French-Italian

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directed by

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and starring Raymond Pellegrin,

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and Peter van Eyck. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in

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. The films sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

Lola, the wife of a notorious arms dealer Pédro Wassevitch is attracted to a young

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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 *

as Albatrasse * Peter van Eyck as Pédro Wassevitch * Françoise Fabian as Lola Wassevitch *

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as Legentil *

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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

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1957 films 1950s thriller films French thriller films Italian thriller films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Henri Decoin Films with screenplays by Albert Simonin Films with screenplays by Jacques Robert (writer) 1950s French films 1950s Italian films Films shot at Billancourt Studios French-language Italian films Films scored by Loulou Gasté Films scored by Maurice Jarre French black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films {{1950s-thriller-film-stub