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

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about a

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in Zurich, based on the thriller ''Chance Awakening'' (1977) by

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. 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 Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classic ...

, after their 1972 film ''

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''.

Awards

* 1982 – Nomination for best film at Mystfest

Cast and roles

Lino Ventura Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian actor who grew up in France and starred in many French films. Born in Italy, he was raised in Paris by his mother. After a first caree ...

- 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 sub ...

- Alain Richard *

Bernard Fresson Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931 – 20 October 2002) was a French actor who primarily worked in film. Born in Reims, France, to a French baker, Fresson attended the Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève, majoring in law. He studied in Tania Balachova's ...

- Henri Marchand *

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- 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 Cannes ...

- Le commissaire Lohmann *

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- 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 *

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- La secrétaire de Grenier *

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- Le bibliothécaire *

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- Alfred Zimmer *

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- Rudy la blonde *

- L'adjoint de Richard *

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- L'inspecteur Vogel *

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- Le collaborateur de Grenier

Crew

* Director:

* First Assistant Director:

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* 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:

* Camera:

Jean Boffety Jean Bofferty (7 June 1925 – 25 June 1988) was a French New Wave cinematographer known for his collaborations with directors such as Robert Enrico, Pierre Étaix, and Claude Sautet. In 1979 Bofferty was nominated for a César Award for Best Ci ...

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 direct ...

* Editor:

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, Jean-François Naudon * Art director:

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* Set decorator,: André Labussière * Special effects:

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* Propmaster:

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* Make-up artist:

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* 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