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'A Bomb for a Dictator' or 'The Fanatics' (French: 'Les fanatiques') is a 1957 French thriller film directed by Alex Joff and starring Pierre Fresnay, Michel Auclair and Tilda Thamar.Dalle Vacche p.174 Katz p.397 Oscherwitz & Higgins p.158 It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location at Nice Airport. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Paris.

Synopsis



While a tyrannical South American dictator is visiting Europe a group of revolutionaries plan to assassinate his private plane. However, when it turns out he has changed his plans and will be flying back on a commercial flight they have to do decide whether to carry on with their plans even though it will lead to the deaths of the other passengers, or let him return to seek revenge on the plotters.

Cast



* Pierre Fresnay as Luis Vargas

* Michel Auclair as Franco Gron

* Franoise Fabian as Mme. Lambert

* Grgoire Aslan as Gnral Ribera

* Tilda Thamar as Juana Ribera

* Betty Schneider as Lili

* Pascal Alexandre as Franois

* Jos Lewgoy as Ramirez

* Pierre Tabard as Savelli

* Ren Hell as Coti, le bagagiste de l'aroport

* Grgory Chmara as Le passager qui pose une question

References





Bibliography



* Dalle Vacche, Angela . 'Andr Bazin's Film Theory: Art, Science, Religion'. Oxford University Press, 2020.

* Katz, Ephraim. 'The Film Encyclopedia'. Crowell, 1979.

* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. 'The A to Z of French Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2009.


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