Dossier 51 (1978)
- Original title
- Le dossier 51
- Directed by
- Michel Deville
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, spy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 53 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A secret intelligence agency assembles a detailed file on a French diplomat to destroy his career and personal life. The film follows their data gathering and manipulation through documents and surveillance.
clinicalparanoidcoldmethodicalcontrolledsuspensefulbleakcerebral
What happens
Dossier 51 (French: Le Dossier 51) is a 1978 French crime drama film directed by Michel Deville and based on a novel by Gilles Perrault. Deville and Perrault won a César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation for their adaptation. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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