Second Bureau

1935 1h 45m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Captain Benoît manages to take possession of the plans of a new German airplane. The German counter-espionage assigns one of their agents, beautiful Erna Fiedler, to seduce Benoît and to eliminate him. But the two spies fall in love.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean Murat
Capitaine Benoit
Véra Korène
Erna Flieder, spy
Pierre Alcover
Weygelmann
Janine Crispin
Dorothee
Jean Galland
Lieutenant Van Strammer
Henry Bonvallet
Schaffingen
Maurice Devienne
Geno-Ferny
Innkeeper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pierre Billon
Writers: Bernard Zimmer
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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91 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Second Bureau Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pierre Billon, shot by Georges Asselin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marguerite Beaugé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jean Murat and Véra Korène and Pierre Alcover carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0028230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pierre Billon directs. Georges Asselin behind the camera. Marguerite Beaugé cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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191 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Second Bureau Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Pierre Billon, shot by Georges Asselin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Marguerite Beaugé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jean Murat and Véra Korène and Pierre Alcover carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0028230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.