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Espion, lève-toi (1982)

Genre : Thriller, Drama

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Yves Boisset

Synopsis

Sebastien Grenier, a former French spy, is working as a financial analyst in Zurich. However, his peaceful existence starts to disintegrate when he is recruited by a top French intelligence operative to discover how one of their own secret agents was found out and executed in broad daylight.

Actors

Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura
Sébastien Grenier
Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
Jean-Paul Chance
Bruno Cremer
Bruno Cremer
Alain Richard
Bernard Fresson
Bernard Fresson
Henri Marchand
Marc Mazza
Marc Mazza
Ramos Bavila
Roger Jendly
Roger Jendly
Commissioner Lohmann
Heinz Bennent
Heinz Bennent
Meyer
Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Janda
Anna Gretz
Beate Kopp
Beate Kopp
Grenier's secretary
Christian Baltauss
Christian Baltauss
Librarian
Kurt Bigger
Kurt Bigger
Alfred Zimmer
Jean-Paul Franky
Jean-Paul Franky
Rudy 'la blonde'
Yves Boisset
Yves Boisset
Richard's assistant
Daniel Plancherel
Daniel Plancherel
Inspector Vogel
Philippe Brizard
Philippe Brizard
Grenier employee
Max Moor
Max Moor
Dieter Krauss
Pierre Boffety
Pierre Boffety
Postman
Jean Reney
Jean Reney
Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crews

Yves Boisset
Yves Boisset
Director
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Music
Michel Audiard
Michel Audiard
Writer
Claude Veillot
Claude Veillot
Writer
Yves Boisset
Yves Boisset
Writer
George Markstein
George Markstein
Novel
Norbert Saada
Norbert Saada
Producer
Jean Boffety
Jean Boffety
Director of Photography
Albert Jurgenson
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Jean-François Naudon
Jean-François Naudon
Editor
Michel Audiard
Michel Audiard
Dialogue
Serge Douy
Serge Douy
Production Design
Christiane Sauvage
Christiane Sauvage
Key Makeup Artist
Pierre Lenoir
Pierre Lenoir
Sound
Pierre Boffety
Pierre Boffety
Assistant Camera

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