Film

The Passion of Slow Fire

1961 · 1h 31m · Mystery · Crime · Drama

IMDb

6.8

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.

Jean Desailly

Stéphane Blanchon

Alexandra Stewart

Belle

Monique Mélinand

Mrs. Monique Blanchon

Yvette Etiévant

Alice

Jacques Monod

Judge

Marc Cassot

Commissioner

Jacques Pierre

Philippe Berthe, Belle's Admirer

Yves Robert

Bartender

Louisa Colpeyn

Belle's Mother

Van Doude

Doctor

Jacques Hilling

Gendarme Cristever

George Cusin

Monsieur Genet, college director

Suzanne Courtal

Madame Pidoux

Gabriel Gobin

Police Sergeant Ruchet

Maurice Teynac

Drunkard, Stephane's Friend

Lucien Hubert

Pidoux

• Édouard MolinaroDirector · Writer
• Pierre KastWriter
• Jean AnouilhWriter
• Georges SimenonNovel
• François ChavaneProducer
• Jean-Louis PicavetDirector of Photography
• Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
• Robert IsnardonEditor
• Monique IsnardonEditor

Release date

March 2, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Mystery, Crime, Drama

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