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Overview
Quand la femme s’en mêle is a French thriller film first released in 1957,
directed by Yves Allégret.
The film stars Edwige Feuillère, Jean Servais, Jean Debucourt, Bernard Blier and Pascale Roberts.
It has also been released under the title: Send a Woman When the Devil Fails.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Synopsis
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…
Film 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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