''Espion, lève-toi'' 1982 is a French spy thriller film directed by

Yves Boisset Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fre ...

about a sleeper agent in Zurich, based on the thriller ''Chance Awakening'' (1977) by

George Markstein George Markstein (29 August 1926 – 15 January 1987) was a British journalist and writer of thrillers and teleplays. He was the script editor of the British series ''The Prisoner'' for the first thirteen episodes, and appeared briefly in its ti ...

. This film was first supposed to be directed by

Andrzej Żuławski Andrzej Żuławski (; 22 November 1940 – 17 February 2016) was a Polish film director and writer. Żuławski often went against mainstream commercialism in his films, and enjoyed success mostly with European art-house audiences. In the late 1 ...

, but in the end it was Yves Boisset who did it. This was the second time that Yves Boisset worked together with Ennio Morricone, after their 1972 film '' Plot''.

Awards

* 1982 – Nomination for best film at Mystfest

Cast and roles

* Lino Ventura - Sébastien Grenier *

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

- Jean-Paul Chance *

Bruno Cremer Bruno Jean Marie Cremer (6 October 1929 – 7 August 2010) was a French actor best known for portraying Jules Maigret on French television, from 1991 to 2005. Origins Bruno Cremer was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, in the eastern suburbs ...

- Alain Richard * Bernard Fresson - Henri Marchand * Marc Mazza - Ramos Bavila *

Roger Jendly Roger Jendly (born 8 March 1938) is a Swiss actor. He has appeared in 65 films and television shows since 1972. He starred in the film '' C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais rêvé'', which was screened out of competition at the 2005 Canne ...

- Le commissaire Lohmann *

Heinz Bennent Heinz Bennent (18 July 1921 – 12 October 2011) was a German actor. Biography Bennent was born in Stolberg, and served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. His career began after the end of World War II in Göttingen. He moved to Switzerland ...

- Meyer *

Krystyna Janda Krystyna Jolanta Janda (born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theater actress best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, including ''Man of Marble'' (''Człowiek z marmuru'', 197 ...

- Anna Gretz, compagne de Sébastien Grenier * Beate Kopp - La secrétaire de Grenier * Christian Baltauss - Le bibliothécaire * Kurt Bigger - Alfred Zimmer * Jean-Paul Franky - Rudy la blonde *

- L'adjoint de Richard * Daniel Plancherel - L'inspecteur Vogel * Philippe Brizard - Le collaborateur de Grenier

Crew

* Director:

* First Assistant Director:

Urs Egger Urs Egger (born 9 March 1953 in Bern – died 18 January 2020 in Berlin) was a Swiss film and television director. From 1974 to 1997, he worked for the Swiss ''Neue Zürcher Zeitung'' and the Australian ''Cinema Papers'' as a correspondent from L ...

* Script:

Michel Audiard Paul Michel Audiard (; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He ...

and Claude Veillot * Producert: Norbert Saada for Cathala Productions and TF1 Films Productions * Production manager: Georges Vallon, Marcel Just * Music: Ennio Morricone * Camera: Jean Boffety,

Pierre-William Glenn Pierre-William Glenn (born 31 October 1943) is a French cinematographer and director. He contributed to more than seventy films since 1968 including ''Day for Night'' and ''Street of No Return ''Street of No Return'' is a 1989 crime film dire ...

* Editor: Albert Jurgenson, Jean-François Naudon * Art director: Serge Douy * Set decorator,: André Labussière * Special effects: Daniel Braunschweig * Propmaster: Daniel Garbade * Make-up artist: Christiane Sauvage * Sound: Pierre Lenoir, Denis Carquin

References

External links

IMDb entry
1982 films Cold War spy films Films directed by Yves Boisset Films set in Zürich French spy thriller films Films with screenplays by Michel Audiard Films shot in Switzerland Films shot in Munich Films shot in Zürich 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub