Les Espions (1957)
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Genres - Spy Film |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Countries - France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Filmed in 1955, Les Espions (The Spies) was based on Midnight Patient, a novel by Egon Hostowsky. The scene is a rundown sanitarium, which is subtly but thoroughly taken over by a ruthless gang of international spies. One of the new "patients" is purportedly the inventor of a new nuclear explosive device, which of course attracts the attention of Russian and American counterspies. When it turns out that the inventor is a phony, it throws the entires espionage community into a frenzy. Before long, it is impossible to tell the good guys from the bad. As confusing as it sounds, Les Espions has the advantage of a superb international cast, including Curt Jurgens, Sam Jaffe, and Peter Ustinov.
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agent [representative], America, capture, clinic, craziness, danger, espionage, Germany, hidden, international, mental-institution, offer, physics, Russia, Russian [nationality]
