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Overview
Le Feu aux poudres is a French thriller film first released in 1957,
directed by Henri Decoin.
The film stars Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Françoise Fabian and Jacqueline Maillan.
It has also been released under the title: Burning Fuse.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
Synopsis
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) Film Review
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