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A MICHEL DEVILLE FILM

Dossier 51

19781h 48mMovie

CrimeDrama

IMDb7.2/ 10 · 1.1K votes

51 IS HIM, IS US, IS YOU

A French diplomat is surveilled by a secret service to find a weakness for political control, his private life becoming 'File No. 51'.

Tense
Thought-provoking
Suspenseful
Power and politics
Conspiracy
LGBTQ+

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and watching alone.

DirectorMichel Deville

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

François MarthouretDominique Auphal / 51

Roger PlanchonEsculape 1

Patrick ChesnaisHadès

Jean MartinVénus

Daniel MesguichEsculape 4

Anna PrucnalSarah Robski

Szabó LászlóSarah Robski's contact

Didier SauvegrainPylos

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