Send a Woman When the Devil Fails (French: Quand la femme s'en mêle)[2] is a 1957 French-Italian-West German crime film. It is an adaptation of Jean Amila's novel Sans attendre Godot. Directed by Yves Allégret, it was Alain Delon's and also Bruno Cremer's film debut.[3] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris
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| Directed by | Yves Allégret |
| Written by | Jean Meckert Charles Spaak |
| Based on | Sans attendre Godot by Jean Amila |
| Produced by | Cino Del Duca Arys Nissotti Pierre O'Connell |
| Starring | Edwige Feuillère Jean Servais Jean Debucourt |
| Cinematography | André Germain |
| Edited by | Claude Nicole |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production companies | Cino del Duca Royal Films Régina Films Plazza Films Productions |
| Distributed by | Cinédis |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy West Germany |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 913,880 admissions (France)[1] |
Synopsis
editAngèle (nicknamed "Maine") is the wife of Henri Godot who feels his marriage was menaced by a rival. When Angèle is approached by her former husband Félix he hires a young killer.
Cast
edit- Edwige Feuillère as Angèle
- Jean Servais as Henri Godot
- Jean Debucourt as Auguste Coudert de la Taillerie
- Bernard Blier as Félix Seguin
- Bruno Cremer as Bernard
- Alain Delon as Jo
- Henri Cogan as Alberti
- Pascale Roberts as Gigi
References
edit- ^ Film information at Box Office story
- ^ "Send a Woman When the Devil Fails". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ "Quand la femme s'en mêle". explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
External links
edit- Send a Woman When the Devil Fails at IMDb
- Send a Woman When the Devil Fails at AllMovie
- Send a Woman When the Devil Fails at the TCM Movie Database
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