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Spy, Stand Up
Spy, Stand Up
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Spy, Stand Up

Original Title: Espion, lève-toi

1982
1h 38m
Thriller
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1982

Runtime

1h 38m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Jan 27, 1982
Languages
German
French
Director
Yves Boisset
Yves Boisset
Production
Cathala Productions
Cathala Productions
TF1 Films Production
TF1 Films Production
Production Countries
France
Switzerland

Top Cast

19 Cast Members

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

Grenier's secretary

Christian Baltauss

Christian Baltauss

Librarian

Kurt Bigger

Kurt Bigger

Alfred Zimmer

Jean-Paul Franky

Rudy 'la blonde'

Yves Boisset

Yves Boisset

Richard's assistant

Daniel Plancherel

Inspector Vogel

Philippe Brizard

Philippe Brizard

Grenier employee

Max Moor

Max Moor

Dieter Krauss

Pierre Boffety

Postman

Jean Reney

Robert Dalban

Robert Dalban

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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