''A Bullet in the Gun Barrel'' (french: Une balle dans le canon) is a 1958 French
crime film
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directed by
Michel Deville
Michel Deville (born 13 April 1931) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors. He never achieved the level of critical and in ...
Pierre Vaneck
Pierre Vaneck (born Pierre Auguste Van Hecke; 15 April 1931 – 31 January 2010) was a French actor. During his career, he won a Molière Award in 1988 and received a César Award nomination in 2009.
Biography
Son of a Belgian army officer, Pi ...
as Tony
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Mijanou Bardot
Marie-Jeanne Bardot (; born 5 May 1938), known professionally as Mijanou Bardot, is a French actress and writer. She starred in the 1960 film ''Sex Kittens Go to College'' with Mamie van Doren and Tuesday Weld.
She is married to Patrick Bauchau ...
as Brigitte Geoffrain
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Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur (29 June 1905 - 27 October 1974) was a French actor who appeared in films by Jacques Tati (''Jour de fête'') and Luis Buñuel (''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' and ''The Phantom of Liberty''). He was sometimes credited a ...
as Pépère
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Roger Hanin
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...
as Dick
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Hazel Scott
Hazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was a Trinidad-born American jazz and classical pianist and singer. She was an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the representat ...
as Herself / La chanteuse de la boîte
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Gérard Buhr
Gérard Buhr (8 May 19288 January 1988) was a French film and television actor.
Selected filmography
* ' (1950)
* ''Quai de Grenelle'' (1950) - Petit rôle (uncredited)
* '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950) - Un journaliste (uncredited)
* ''Monte Carl ...