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Film · 2019

An officer and spy

Original titleJ'accuse

Directed by Roman Polanski · starring Louis Garrel, Jean Dujardin and Emmanuelle Seigner

  • 2 h 12 min
  • Drama · History · Thriller
  • FranceItaly
  • 6.7 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.0 Users12 votes
  • 6.3 Critics5 reviews
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Synopsis

'An Officer and a Spy' developed in 1894, when the French captain Alfred Dreyfus (Louis Garrel), a young Jewish officer who is treason to the state for spying on German, therefore, sentenced to life in prison on Devil´s Island in French Guiana. Among the witnesses who were responsible for Dreyfus' conviction was Colonel Georges Picquart (Jean Dujardin), named as leader of the counterintelligence unit that discovered the spy. However, when he learns that the French continue to pass military secrets to the Germans, Picquart will plunge into a dangerous maze of lies and corruption, endangering not only his honor, but also his life. The film goes around one of the most important chapters of the French history and literature, the Dreyfus case, which moved the French society of the end of the 19th Century. The case sent Emile Zola to exile and transforms itself in a typical narrative element of Proust's 'Looking for the lost time'. It is based on Robert Harris' novel 'An Officer and a Spy' and is written and directed by Roman Polanski, who reports in a strong way the meanness and inclemency of a system tainted by the nationalism and the irrational hate to the different person. It is a case of pure intolerance of people who don't accept the differences between human beings.

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The essentials

Runtime
132 min2 hours and 12 minutes
Budget
€25mCanal+
How long is An officer and spy?
2 hours and 12 minutes (132 minutes).
Who directed An officer and spy?
Roman Polanski.
Who is in An officer and spy?
It stars Louis Garrel, Jean Dujardin, Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric.
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Cast

Full cast (25)
Director
Roman Polanski
Writers
Roman Polanski
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Producers
Luca Barbareschi

Videos and trailers

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'J'accuse' Trailer 1:368 November 2019

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Reviews

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What the critics say average 6.3 from 5 outlets

  • 8.0 The GuardianXan Brooks It?s a solid, well-crafted piece of professional carpentry, like a heavy piece of Victorian furniture; built to last; built to be used. The longer you look at it, the more impressive it grows. Read
  • 7.0 Screen DailyTim Grierson Jean Dujardin is quietly excellent as the French officer whose growing conviction that Alfred Dreyfus (Louis Garrel) is innocent of treason puts him on a collision course with his superiors. The… Read
  • 5.5 The WrapAlonso Duralde Any controversy that might erupt over Roman Polanski?s decision to implicitly equate himself with one of history?s greatest victims of injustice is dissipated by the resultant film?s tepid… Read

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Trivia

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  • Based on a book

    The film is based on Robert Harris' book 'An officer and a spy', published in 2013.

  • Big budget

    'The Officer and the Spy' is produced by Gaumont and has a budget of approximately 22 million euros, which is one of the filmmaker's most expensive films.

  • Venice Film Festival

    The film participated in the Official Competition Section of the Venice Film Festival.

  • Together again

    Mathieu Amalric and Emmanuelle Seigner previously appeared together in La escafandra y la mariposa (2007), La venus de las pieles (2013) and Van Gogh, a las puertas de la eternidad (2018).

  • The best opening for Polanski in years

    The film had the strongest opening for Polanski in France in years with 386,000 tickets sold across 545 screens. In its first week of release it topped the box-office charts and sold over 501,000 tickets (545 screens) and in its second week it fell to a respectable fourth place, bringing its two week total to 887,000 seats filled. For comparison: His 2003 Oscar winner The Pianist sold 1.8 million tickets during its whole run, 2013's Venus in Fur topped out at 264,000 tickets.

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