Dossier 51

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-08-30

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, West Germany

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (433 Reviews)

Director:

Michel Deville

Genres:

Crime Drama

Cast:

Franèois Marthouret Claude Marcault Philippe Rouleau Nathalie Juvet

Writer:

Michel Deville

Gilles Perrault

Gilles Perrault (from the novel by)

Fullplot:

French diplomat Dominique Auphal is put under surveillance by an unnamed secret service. They wish to find a weakness in his life in order to control him politically. Auphal becomes "File no. 51": his private life is spied, analysed and commented.

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