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Les Espions (1957)

Les Espions poster
Directed by
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Genre
drama film, spy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
2h 17m
Rated
16
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A psychiatrist is drawn into a web of deception when a mysterious patient arrives at his clinic. Strangers claiming to be spies gather, and no one can be trusted as hidden motives emerge.

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What happens

Les Espions ("The Spies") is a 1957 French-Italian noir mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot, Martita Hunt and Gérard Séty. The music was composed by Georges Auric. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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