Burning Fuse
1957, French. Directed by Henri Decoin.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Henri DecoinDirector
- Raymond PellegrinLudovic 'Ludo' Ferrier
- Charles VanelAlbatrasse
- Peter van EyckPédro Wassevitch
- Lino VenturaLegentil
- Françoise FabianLola Wassevitch
- Jacqueline MaillanMrs. Catherine, innkeeper
- Lyla RoccoBrigitte
- Mathilde CasadesusMimi
- Pierre-LouisInspector Fougeron
- Roland ArmontelAntoine
- Georges BayleCast
- François ChaumetteSound engineer
Details
- Released
- 27 February 1957
- Original title
- Le Feu aux poudres
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Henri Decoin, Jacques Robert, Albert Simonin
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Burning Fuse runs 73 minutes (1h 13m).
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Burning Fuse isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 February 1957. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Burning Fuse?
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Who directed Burning Fuse?
Burning Fuse (1957) was directed by Henri Decoin and stars Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck.