Crime
Burning Fuse
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.
Directed by Henri Decoin
48
User score
11 votes
Status
Released
Released
February 27, 1957
Runtime
1h 13m
Language
French
Top cast
Raymond Pellegrin
Ludovic 'Ludo' Ferrier
Charles Vanel
Albatrasse
Peter van Eyck
Pédro Wassevitch
Lino Ventura
Legentil
Françoise Fabian
Lola Wassevitch
Jacqueline Maillan
Mrs. Catherine, innkeeper
Lyla Rocco
Brigitte
Mathilde Casadesus
Mimi
Pierre-Louis
Inspector Fougeron
Roland Armontel
Antoine
Georges Bayle
François Chaumette
Sound engineer
Henri Cogan
Matt
Nino Crisman
Michel Flamme
Inspector
Michel Jourdan
Dédé
Le Hang
Pascal Mazzotti
Pharmacist
Darío Moreno
Jeff
Paul Müller
(scenes deleted)
