
On the Edge(2022)
One night, Leo, a Spaniard working in Brussels as a subway driver, sees a young man on the edge of the platform, just before he falls onto the tracks.


Sebastien Grenier, a former French spy, is working as a financial analyst in Zurich. However, his peaceful existence starts to disintegrate when he is recruited by a top French intelligence operative to discover how one of their own secret agents was found out and executed in broad daylight.

Lino Ventura
Sébastien Grenier

Michel Piccoli
Jean-Paul Chance

Bruno Cremer
Alain Richard

Bernard Fresson
Henri Marchand

Marc Mazza
Ramos Bavila

Roger Jendly
Commissioner Lohmann

Heinz Bennent
Meyer

Krystyna Janda
Anna Gretz
Beate Kopp
Grenier's secretary

Christian Baltauss
Librarian
Spy, Stand Up is a thriller, drama film released in 1982. Directed by Yves Boisset, it stars Lino Ventura, Michel Piccoli, Bruno Cremer. Sebastien Grenier, a former French spy, is working as a financial analyst in Zurich. However, his peaceful existence starts to disintegrate when he is recruited by a top French intelligence operative to discover how one of their own secret agents was found out and executed in broad daylight.
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