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Dossier 51

Original title: Le dossier 51
  • 19781978
  • 1h 48m
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7.3/10
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Le dossier 51 (1978)
  • Crime
  • Drama
An unnamed French intelligence service spies on and analyzes a French diplomat code name '51' to identify a method to control him.An unnamed French intelligence service spies on and analyzes a French diplomat code name '51' to identify a method to control him.An unnamed French intelligence service spies on and analyzes a French diplomat code name '51' to identify a method to control him.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
906
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michel Deville
  • Writers
    • Michel Deville
    • Gilles Perrault(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • François Marthouret
    • Claude Marcault
    • Philippe Rouleau
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michel Deville
  • Writers
    • Michel Deville
    • Gilles Perrault(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • François Marthouret
    • Claude Marcault
    • Philippe Rouleau
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    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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    Le dossier 51 (1978)
    Anna Prucnal in Le dossier 51 (1978)
    Daniel Mesguich and Roger Planchon in Le dossier 51 (1978)
    François Marthouret in Le dossier 51 (1978)
    Claire Nadeau in Le dossier 51 (1978)
    Gérard Dessalles in Le dossier 51 (1978)
    Gérard Dessalles in Le dossier 51 (1978)
    Daniel Mesguich and Roger Planchon in Le dossier 51 (1978)

    Top cast

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    François Marthouret
    • Dominique Auphalas Dominique Auphal…
    Claude Marcault
    • Liliane Auphalas Liliane Auphal…
    Philippe Rouleau
    • Philippe Lescarreas Philippe Lescarre…
    Nathalie Juvet
    • Marguerite Marieas Marguerite Marie
    Roger Planchon
    Roger Planchon
    • Esculape 1as Esculape 1
    Françoise Lugagne
    Françoise Lugagne
    • Madame Auphalas Madame Auphal
    Françoise Béliard
    • Sylvie Mouriatas Sylvie Mouriat
    Patrick Chesnais
    Patrick Chesnais
    • Hadèsas Hadès
    Jenny Clève
    Jenny Clève
    • L'agent 747, femme de ménage de 51as L'agent 747, femme de ménage de 51
    Jean Dautremay
    • Esculape 3as Esculape 3
    Daniel Mesguich
    Daniel Mesguich
    • Esculape 4as Esculape 4
    Gérard Dessalles
    • Brauchiteas Brauchite
    Jean-Michel Dupuis
    Jean-Michel Dupuis
    • Agent Hécate 8446as Agent Hécate 8446
    Isabelle Ganz
    • L'allumeuseas L'allumeuse
    Sabine Glaser
    Sabine Glaser
    • Pamélaas Paméla
    Christophe Malavoy
    Christophe Malavoy
    • L'agent 8956as L'agent 8956
    Jean Martin
    Jean Martin
    • Vénusas Vénus
    Marie Matile
    • L'amie de Sylvie Mouriatas L'amie de Sylvie Mouriat
    • Director
      • Michel Deville
    • Writers
      • Michel Deville
      • Gilles Perrault(from the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    French diplomat Dominique Auphal is put under surveillance by an unnamed secret service. They wish to find a weakness in his life in order to control him politically. Auphal becomes "File no. 51": his private life is spied, analysed and commented. —Pastique45
    • title same as book
    • plan gone wrong
    • psychoanalysis
    • rape fantasy
    • woman enjoying sodomy
    • 41 more
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    • Taglines
      • Your repairman is one of them. Your cleaning lady is one of them. Your wife's lover is one of them. Behind them all is a secret network that controls your life.
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
    • Parents guide
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    • Trivia
      The film underwent a digital restoration by the Éclair laboratory.

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    a great film that almost nobody has seen
    I saw this film on my university campus when it came out in the late 70s. For the time, it was a technical landmark, entirely shot from a subjective camera POV (For an example of a failure of this technique, see the 1946 adaptation of Raymond Chandler's LADY IN THE LAKE). I loved the film, not just for its technical bravura, but for its disturbing tone and intriguing narrative. I don't want to give anything away, but I just loved the way these amoral, aethical bastards seemed to love the work they did. And the film seems impossible to find! How films like this one escape critical acclaim is beyond me - I met Roger Ebert at a film festival in Virginia back in 2000 and stumped him on this one, even though I wasn't trying to. DEFINITELY check Dossier 51 out if you're a fan of thought-provoking films!
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    • ak-22
    • Nov 14, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 30, 1978 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • West Germany
    • Official site
      • Eléfilm (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ohne Datenschutz
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Philippe Dussart
      • Eléfilm
      • Société Française de Production (SFP)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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