Burning Fuse

1h 13min

Crime

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.

Production Companies

Abbey Films

Gallus Films

Jolly Film

SLPF

Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique (SGGC)

Cast

Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin

Ludovic 'Ludo' Ferrier
Charles Vanel

Charles Vanel

Albatrasse
Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

Pédro Wassevitch
Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Legentil
Françoise Fabian

Françoise Fabian

Lola Wassevitch
Jacqueline Maillan

Jacqueline Maillan

Mrs. Catherine, innkeeper
Lyla Rocco

Lyla Rocco

Brigitte
Pierre-Louis

Pierre-Louis

Inspector Fougeron
François Chaumette

François Chaumette

Sound engineer
Michel Flamme

Michel Flamme

Inspector
Pascal Mazzotti

Pascal Mazzotti

Pharmacist
Paul Müller

Paul Müller

(scenes deleted)
Olivier Darrieux

Olivier Darrieux

Inspector (uncredited)
Lisa Jouvet

Lisa Jouvet

Waitress (uncredited)
Marthe Mercadier

Marthe Mercadier

Innkeeper (uncredited)
Albert Simonin

Albert Simonin

Albert (uncredited)

Release date

27th Feb 1957

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français