Espion, lève-toi

Espion, lève-toi

98 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 27, 1982

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.

Espion, lève-toi

98 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 27, 1982

Espion, lève-toi
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers TF1 Films Production, Cathala Productions
Original title Espion, lève-toi
Directors Yves Boisset
Writers George Markstein, Yves Boisset, Claude Veillot, Michel Audiard

Cast

Lino Ventura

as Sébastien Grenier

Michel Piccoli

as Jean-Paul Chance

Bruno Cremer

as Alain Richard

Bernard Fresson

as Henri Marchand

Marc Mazza

as Ramos Bavila

Roger Jendly

as Commissioner Lohmann

Heinz Bennent

as Meyer

Krystyna Janda

as Anna Gretz

Beate Kopp

as Grenier's secretary

Christian Baltauss

as Librarian

Kurt Bigger

as Alfred Zimmer

Jean-Paul Franky

as Rudy 'la blonde'

Yves Boisset

as Richard's assistant

Daniel Plancherel

as Inspector Vogel

Philippe Brizard

as Grenier employee

Max Moor

as Dieter Krauss

Pierre Boffety

as Postman

Robert Dalban

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)