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Second Bureau (1935)

Second Bureau poster
Original title
Deuxième Bureau
Directed by
Pierre Billon
Genre
romance film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French spy and a woman get involved in a romantic relationship while navigating espionage. Based on a novel by Charles Robert-Dumas, the film follows their story in 1930s France.

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What happens

Second Bureau (French: Deuxième bureau) is a 1935 French spy romance film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Jean Murat, Véra Korène and Janine Crispin. It is based on the novel Second Bureau by Charles Robert-Dumas. The following year it was remade as a British film by Victor Hanbury. The book was one of a spy series Ceux du S. R. published in France by Librarie Arthème Fayard in 1934. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. It was followed by a sequel Wolves Between Them in 1936. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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