Les Espions
Les Espions ("The Spies") is a 1957 French-Italian noir mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot, Martita Hunt and Gérard Séty,. The music was composed by Georges Auric.
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| Directed by | Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Written by | Henri-Georges Clouzot Jerome Geronimi (adaptation dialogue) |
| Based on | d'après le roman de Egon Hostovsky "Le Vertige de minuit" |
| Produced by | Georges Lourau Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Starring | Curd Jürgens Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse Sam Jaffe Paul Carpenter Véra Clouzot Martita Hunt Gerard Sety |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
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| Distributed by | Cinédis |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
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It was shot at the Saint-Maurice in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
Plot
The plot concerns a doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital, who is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secretive characters, all apparently international secret agents trying to find out who and what the patient is.
Cast
- Curd Jürgens as Alex
- Peter Ustinov as Michel Kaminsky
- O. E. Hasse as Hugo Vogel
- Sam Jaffe as Sam Cooper
- Paul Carpenter as Le colonel Howard
- Véra Clouzot as Lucie
- Martita Hunt as Connie Harper
- Gérard Séty as Le docteur Malic
- Gabrielle Dorziat as Madame Andrée - I'infirmière
- Louis Seigner as Valette - le morphinomane
- Pierre Larquey as Le chauffeur de taxi
- Georgette Anys as La buraliste
- Jean Brochard as Le surveillant-général
- Bernard Lajarrige as Le garçon de café
- Dominique Davray as L'Alsacienne
- Daniel Emilfork as Helmut Petersen - un espion
- Jean-Jacques Lécot as Le faux contrôleur (as Jean-Jacques Lecot)
- Robert Lombard as Le contrôleur
- Patrick Dewaere as Le petit Moinet (as Patrick Maurin)
- Clément Harari as Victor - le faux garçon de café
- Sacha Pitoëff as Léon (as Sacha Pitoeff)
- Fernand Sardou as Pierre
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