Le Feu aux poudres / Burning Fuse / Henri Decoin / 1957

Le Feu aux poudres

1957 Crime / Drama / Thriller

Credits

Director: Henri Decoin
Script: Henri Decoin, Jacques Robert, Albert Simonin
Photo: Pierre Montazel
Music: Louis Gasté, Maurice Jarre, M. Philippe-Gérard
Cast: Raymond Pellegrin (Ludovic ’Ludo’ Ferrier), Charles Vanel (Albatrasse), Peter van Eyck (Pédro Wassevitch), Françoise Fabian (Lola Wassevitch), Jacqueline Maillan (Mme Catherine), Lila Rocco (Brigitte), Mathilde Casadesus (Mimi), Pierre-Louis (Fougeron), Roland Armontel (Antoine), François Chaumette (L’ingénieur du son), Henri Cogan (Matt), Michel Jourdan (Dédé), Pascal Mazzotti (Le pharmacien), Jean Olivier (Un inspecteur), Lino Ventura (Legentil)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 98 min; B&W
Aka: Burning Fuse

Summary

At the request of Albatrasse, Ludovic orders a large consignment of rifles from Pedro Wassewich, a notorious gunrunner. Pedro lives with his wife Lola in a villa, the basement of which is filled with armaments. Lola wants to leave her husband and tries to have an affair with Ludovic, but he resists because he wants nothing to get in the way of the operation. Ludovic, Pedro and Lola pay a visit to a man named Jeff who will transport the guns by ship the next night. Abatrasse is suddenly arrested by the police and everyone thinks there is a traitor in their midst...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

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