Quand la femme s'en mêle

1957 Crime / Thriller

Credits

Director: Yves Allégret
Script: Jean Meckert, Charles Spaak, based on the novel "Sans attendre Godot" by Jean Meckert
Photo: André Germain
Music: Paul Misraki
Cast: Edwige Feuillère (Maine), Jean Servais (Henri Godot), Jean Debucourt (Auguste Coudert de la Taillerie), Bernard Blier (Felix Seguin), Pascale Roberts (Gigi), Sophie Daumier (Colette Seguin), Jean Lefebvre (Fred), Yves Deniaud (Boby), Bruno Cremer (Bernard), Alain Delon (Jo), Pierre Mondy (Policeman Verdier), Alain Nobis (Le Vilain), Henri Cogan (Alberti), Jess Hahn (La Couture)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 90 min; B&W
Aka: Send a Woman When the Devil Fails; When a Woman Meddles; When the Woman Gets Confused

Summary

Maine, the girlfriend of a notorious gangster, Godot, receives an unexpected visit from her ex-husband and her daughter. At the time, Godot is in the midst of a gangland war with a rival gangster, and it becomes clear that Maine’s ex-husband himself has a few scores to settle…

Review

This fairly standard crime thriller Yves Allégret has an exceptional cast, including Edwige Feuillère and Jean Servais. A young Alain Delon distinguishes himself in his first film role, playing the kind of character he would become most associated with in the following few decades.

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