There's No Smoke Without Fire

There's No Smoke Without Fire
There's No Smoke Without Fire
	Film poster
Directed by	André Cayatte
Written by	André Cayatte; Pierre Dumayet
Produced by	Lucien Massé
Starring	Annie Girardot
Cinematography	Maurice Fellous
Release date	16 May 1973;
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	France; Italy
Language	French

There's No Smoke Without Fire (French: Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu) is a 1973 French-Italian thriller film directed by André Cayatte.^[1] It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Special Jury Prize.^[2]

Plot

In the Paris suburb of Chavigny, Joseph Boussard (André Falcon) holds political office in the lead up to an election. When a campaigner for the opposition is killed, the respected Dr. Peyrac (Bernard Fresson) decides to contest the election. One of Boussard's aides obtains and circulates a doctored photograph of Peyrac's wife, Sylvie (Annie Girardot), engaged in group sex at the home of their friends, the Leroys. Peyrac calls for the authenticity of the photograph to be validated but is shut down.

The photographer who produced the fake is murdered; Peyrac is accused for the crime and imprisoned. Sylvie defends her husband with the assistance of Olga Leroy (Mireille Darc). Olga knows people in high places who could be affected by the scandal. Peyrac is released but the scandal has negatively impacted on his standing with his friends and his support of the community.

Cast

Annie Girardot as Sylvie Peyrac
Mireille Darc as Olga Leroy
Bernard Fresson as Dr. Peyrac
Michel Bouquet as Morlaix
André Falcon as Boussard
Paul Amiot as Georges Arnaud
Micheline Boudet as Corinne
Pascale de Boysson as Véronique
Marc Michel as Jean-Paul Leroy
Georges Riquier as The Judge
Frédéric Simon as Peyrac's Son
Mathieu Carrière as Ulrich Berl
Marthe Villalonga
Nathalie Courval
André Reybaz
Pierre Tabard

References

^ ^a ^b Fountain, Clarke. "Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu". Allmovie. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Berlinale 1973: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

External links

Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu at IMDb

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[allmovie-1] Fountain, Clarke. "Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu". Allmovie. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

[berlinale-2] "Berlinale 1973: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

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