# One Step to Eternity

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{{Short description|1954 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = One Step to Eternity 
| image = One Step to Eternity.jpg
| caption =
| director = [Henri Decoin](/source/Henri_Decoin)
| producer =  
| writer = {{ubl|[Patricia McGerr](/source/Patricia_McGerr) (novel)|[Jean de Baroncelli](/source/Jean_de_Baroncelli)|[J.C. Eger](/source/J.C._Eger)|Henri Decoin}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[Danielle Darrieux](/source/Danielle_Darrieux)|[Michel Auclair](/source/Michel_Auclair)|[Corinne Calvet](/source/Corinne_Calvet)|[Lyla Rocco](/source/Lyla_Rocco)}}
| music = [René Sylviano](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Sylviano)  
| cinematography = [Robert Lefebvre](/source/Robert_Lefebvre) 
| editing = [Denise Reiss](/source/Denise_Reiss)     
| studio = {{ubl|CFC|Films EGE|Noria Film }}
| distributor = [La Société des Films Sirius](/source/La_Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_des_Films_Sirius) (France)
| released = {{Film date|1954|12|17|df=y}}  
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = {{ubl|France|Italy}}
| language = [French](/source/French_language) 
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''One Step to Eternity''''' ([French](/source/French_language):'''''Bonnes à tuer''''', [Italian](/source/Italian_language):'''''Quattro donne nella notte''''') is a 1954 French-Italian [thriller film](/source/thriller_film) directed by [Henri Decoin](/source/Henri_Decoin) and starring [Danielle Darrieux](/source/Danielle_Darrieux), [Michel Auclair](/source/Michel_Auclair) and [Corinne Calvet](/source/Corinne_Calvet).<ref>Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1'', p.293. Scarecrow Press, 2009.</ref> It was shot at the [Boulogne Studios](/source/Boulogne_Studios) in [Paris](/source/Paris). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/art_director) [Jean d'Eaubonne](/source/Jean_d'Eaubonne).

==Plot==
A French [newspaper editor](/source/newspaper_editor) invites his wife, ex-wife, mistress and intended fiancée to his apartment, planning to murder one of them.

==Cast==
* [Danielle Darrieux](/source/Danielle_Darrieux) as Constance Andrieux dite Poussy 
* [Michel Auclair](/source/Michel_Auclair) as François Roques dit Larry  
* [Corinne Calvet](/source/Corinne_Calvet) as Véra Volpone 
* [Miriam Di San Servolo](/source/Miriam_Di_San_Servolo) as Maggy Lang 
* [Lyla Rocco](/source/Lyla_Rocco) as Cécile Germain-Thomas  
* [Gérard Buhr](/source/G%C3%A9rard_Buhr) as William Jordan  
* [Roberto Risso](/source/Roberto_Risso) as Mario Mirador  
* [Gil Delamare](/source/Gil_Delamare) as Forestier  
* [Ky Duyen](/source/Ky_Duyen) as Bao, le serviteur  
* [Émile Genevois](/source/%C3%89mile_Genevois) as Le postier  
* [Jean Berton](/source/Jean_Berton) as Un inspecteur  
* [Jean Sylvère](/source/Jean_Sylv%C3%A8re) as L'aveugle
* [Jacques Jouanneau](/source/Jacques_Jouanneau) as Le flic 
* [Raymond Gerome](/source/Raymond_Gerome) as Un client de la boîte

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0046798}}

{{Henri Decoin}}

Category:1954 films
Category:French thriller films
Category:Italian thriller films
Category:1954 thriller films
Category:1954 French-language films
Category:Films directed by Henri Decoin
Category:Films set in Paris
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Italian black-and-white films
Category:1954 Italian films
Category:1954 French films
Category:Films shot at Boulogne Studios
Category:Films scored by René Sylviano
Category:French-language Italian films

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