''One Step to Eternity'' (

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:''Bonnes à tuer'',

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:''Quattro donne nella notte'') is a 1954 French-Italian

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directed by

Henri Decoin Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 ...

and starring

Danielle Darrieux Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...

Michel Auclair Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, sr-cyr, Владимир Вујовић; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian fat ...

and

Corinne Calvet Corinne Calvet (April 30, 1925 – June 23, 2001), born Corinne Dibos, was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films. According to one obituary, she was promoted "as a combination of Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth", but he ...

.Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1'', p.293. Scarecrow Press, 2009. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Plot

A French

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invites his wife, ex-wife, mistress and intended fiancée to his apartment, planning to murder one of them.

Cast

as Constance Andrieux dite Poussy *

as François Roques dit Larry *

as Véra Volpone * Miriam Di San Servolo as Maggy Lang *

Lyla Rocco Lyla Rocco (18 January 1933 – 17 January 2015) was an Italian film actress. She was also a contestant in Miss Italy. After making her screen debut in 1951, Rocco appeared in over thirty productions before retiring in 1964. In 1954 she played a ...

as Cécile Germain-Thomas *

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 ...

as William Jordan *

Roberto Risso Roberto Risso (22 November 1925 – 16 November 2010) was a Swiss-born Italian film actor. Life and career Born Pietro Roberto Strub in Geneva, Risso joined the cinema industry when he was still a university student of architecture, playing a ...

as Mario Mirador *

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as Forestier * Ky Duyen as Bao, le serviteur *

Émile Genevois Émile Genevois (1 January 1918 – 19 September 1962) was a French film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditi ...

as Le postier *

Jean Berton Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

as Un inspecteur *

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as L'aveugle *

Jacques Jouanneau Jacques Jouanneau (3 October 1926 – 19 July 2011) was a French actor. He was born in Angers, France. Filmography *1953: '' Capitaine Pantoufle'' - Le barman du Goéland (uncredited) *1954: '' Les Intrigantes'' - Le Reporter (uncredited) *1 ...

as Le flic * Raymond Gerome as Un client de la boîte

References

External links

* 1954 films French thriller films Italian thriller films 1950s thriller films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Henri Decoin Films set in Paris Films based on American novels French black-and-white films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films 1950s French films Films shot at Boulogne Studios Films scored by René Sylviano {{1950s-thriller-film-stub