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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1978-08-30
Languagefr
Runtime1h 48m
Production

Maran Film, Philippe Dussart, Eléfilm, SFP

6.5(56)
•1978•1h 48m

Dossier 51

"51 is him, is us, is you"

CrimeDrama

Overview

A French diplomat is surveilled by a secret service to find a weakness for political control, his private life becoming 'File No. 51'.

Writing & Screenplay
Michel DevilleGilles Perrault
Cinematography
Claude Lecomte

Principal Cast

25 credited
François Marthouret
François MarthouretDominique Auphal / 51
Roger Planchon
Roger PlanchonEsculape 1
Patrick Chesnais
Patrick ChesnaisHadès
Jean Martin
Jean MartinVénus
Daniel Mesguich
Daniel MesguichEsculape 4
Anna Prucnal
Anna PrucnalSarah Robski
László Szabó
László SzabóSarah Robski's contact
Didier Sauvegrain
Didier SauvegrainPylos
Uta Taeger
Uta TaegerEsculape 2
Jenny Clève
Jenny ClèveAgent 747, cleaning lady of 51

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