Les Espions
Les Espions ("The Spies") is a 1957 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and written by Clouzot with Jerôme Géronim and Egon Hostovsky. The cast includes Gérard Séty, Peter Ustinov, Curd Jürgens, O.E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Martita Hunt and the director's wife, Véra Clouzot. The music was composed by Georges Auric.
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| Directed by | Henri-Georges Clouzot |
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| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
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| Distributed by | Cinédis |
Release date | 1957 |
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It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
Plot summary
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 Jack W. Howard
- Véra Clouzot as Lucie
- Martita Hunt as Constance "Connie" Harper
- Gérard Séty as Dr. Malic
- Gabrielle Dorziat Mrs. Andrée
- Louis Seigner as M. Valette
- Pierre Larquey as Le chauffeur de taxi
- Georgette Anys as La buraliste
- Jean Brochard as Le surveillant-général
- Bernard Lajarrige as Louis
- Dominique Davray as L'Alsacienne
- Daniel Emilfork as Helmut Petersen
- Patrick Dewaere as Le petit Moinet
- Clément Harari as Victor
- Sacha Pitoëff as Léon
- Fernand Sardou as Pierre
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