The Passion of Slow Fire (1961)

03/02/1961 (FR) • 1h 31m

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Overview

Stéphane Blanchon lives a quiet life in Switzerland with his wife, Christine, until a young American boarder named Belle, who was living with them, is found murdered. Despite Stéphane's innocence, the evidence points to him, and he learns that Belle harbored romantic feelings for him. Suspicions mount against him; even Christine thinks he is the culprit. Stéphane's sanity begins to crumble, and he lashes out in unprecedented ways.

Top Billed Cast

Jean Desailly

Stéphane Blanchon

Monique Mélinand

Mrs. Monique Blanchon

Marc Cassot

Commissioner

Jacques Pierre

Philippe Berthe, Belle's Admirer

Yves Robert

Bartender

Louisa Colpeyn

Belle's Mother


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

investigation

teacher

murder

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