The Passion of Slow Fire (1961)
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.
Director: Édouard Molinaro
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Jean Desailly as Stéphane Blanchon |
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Alexandra Stewart as Belle |
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Monique Mélinand as Mrs. Monique Blanchon |
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Yvette Etiévant as Alice |
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Jacques Monod as Judge |
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Marc Cassot as Commissioner |
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Jacques Pierre as Philippe Berthe, Belle's Admirer |
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Yves Robert as Bartender |
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Louisa Colpeyn as Belle's Mother |
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Van Doude as Doctor |
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Jacques Hilling as Gendarme Cristever |
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George Cusin as Monsieur Genet, college director |
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Suzanne Courtal as Madame Pidoux |
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Gabriel Gobin as Police Sergeant Ruchet |
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Maurice Teynac as Drunkard, Stephane's Friend |
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Lucien Hubert as Pidoux |
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Christian Lude as Doctor Clair |
| Directing | Édouard Molinaro | Director |
| Writing | Pierre Kast | Writer |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Production | François Chavane | Producer |
| Writing | Jean Anouilh | Writer |
| Camera | Jean-Louis Picavet | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Édouard Molinaro | Writer |
| Art | Robert Clavel | Art Direction |
| Writing | Georges Simenon | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janine Casse | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Sophie Becker | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Robert Isnardon | Editor |
| Editing | Monique Isnardon | Editor |