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An Officer and a Spy

An Officer and a Spy

Vive la France ! Vive l’armée !

20197.12h 12m

Overview

In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.

Directed by Roman Polanski
Written by Roman Polanski, Robert Harris
Produced by Alain Goldman
Box OfficeBudget: $25.3MRevenue: $18.9M

Top Cast

Jean Dujardin

Jean Dujardin

Picquart

Louis Garrel

Louis Garrel

Alfred Dreyfus

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Pauline Monnier

Grégory Gadebois

Grégory Gadebois

Henry

Hervé Pierre

Hervé Pierre

General Gonse

Wladimir Yordanoff

Wladimir Yordanoff

General Mercier

Didier Sandre

Didier Sandre

General Boisdeffre

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

Maître Labori

Eric Ruf

Eric Ruf

Sandherr

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Bertillon

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookespionagemilitary officerspybased on true storytrialantisemitismmiscarriage of justice19th centuryfrench armybelle epoque

About An Officer and a Spy

An Officer and a Spy is a history, drama, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on novel or book, espionage, military officer, spy, based on true story, trial. Directed by Roman Polanski, it stars Jean Dujardin, Louis Garrel, Emmanuelle Seigner. In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.

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