An Officer and a Spy

"Vive la France ! Vive l’armée !"

2019 2h 12m FR

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★7.1TMDB · 1,630🍅78%Rotten Tomatoes●60Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 23,522

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Synopsis

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In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.

“Vive la France ! Vive l’armée !”

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Cast

Jean Dujardin
Picquart
Louis Garrel
Alfred Dreyfus
Emmanuelle Seigner
Pauline Monnier
Grégory Gadebois
Henry
Hervé Pierre
General Gonse
Wladimir Yordanoff
General Mercier
Didier Sandre
General Boisdeffre
Melvil Poupaud
Maître Labori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roman Polanski
Writers: Robert Harris, Roman Polanski
Languages: French
Countries: France, Italy

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MONEY

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Earned back only 75% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roman Polanski, shot by Paweł Edelman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Jean Dujardin and Louis Garrel and Emmanuelle Seigner carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Vive la France ! Vive l’armée !".

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The take

Roman Polanski directs. Paweł Edelman behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Hervé de Luze cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 75% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 7 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Roman Polanski, shot by Paweł Edelman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hervé de Luze shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jean Dujardin and Louis Garrel and Emmanuelle Seigner carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Vive la France ! Vive l’armée !".
9IMDB entry: tt2398149 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "based on novel or book", "espionage", "military officer", "spy".
11Released under 41 different titles around the world.