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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
120min.
Director(s):
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Starring:
Curd Jürgens , Gerard Sety , Véra Clouzot , Peter Ustinov , Sam Jaffe
Themes:
Conspiracies
Tone:
Confrontational,Paranoid,Tense
Keywords:
America,Germany,Russia,Russian [nationality],agent [representative],capture,clinic,craziness,danger,espionage,hidden,international,mental-institution,offer,physics
Country of Origin:
France (10-11-1957),Italy (01-16-1958)