| Send a Woman with the Devil Fails | |
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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 |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy West Germany |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 913,880 admissions (France) |
Send a Woman When the Devil Fails (French: Quand la femme s'en mêle) 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. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris
Synopsis
Angèle (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
- 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
- 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
- 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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- 1957 films
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- Films directed by Yves Allégret
- Italian drama films
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- Films based on French novels
- German drama films
- 1950s French films
- 1950s Italian films
- 1950s German films
- Films scored by Paul Misraki
- Films shot at Billancourt Studios
- Films with screenplays by Charles Spaak
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