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An Officer and a Spy

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On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish soldier, is degraded for spying for Germany and is sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. Among the witnesses to his humiliation is Georges Picquart, who is promoted to run the military counter-intelligence unit that tracked him down. But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honor but his life.

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Roman Polanski

Director

Jean Dujardin

Picquart

Louis Garrel

Alfred Dreyfus

Emmanuelle Seigner

Pauline Monnier

Grégory Gadebois

Henry

Hervé Pierre

Général Gonse

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Critics Reviews

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Raphael Abraham Financial Times Becomes a starchy military procedural with a cavalcade of handsome cabs and handlebar moustaches. Rated: 2/5 Sep 5, 2019 Full Review Justin Chang Los Angeles Times Effortlessly absorbing procedural cinema: With its proliferation of intercepted documents and carefully scrutinized handwriting samples, it opens an engrossing window on the top-secret workings of 19th century French intelligence. Sep 3, 2019 Full Review Philip De Semlyen Time Out It's going too far to say that it looks like an Auguste Renoir painting and plays like a Jean Renoir movie - but not by much. Rated: 5/5 Sep 1, 2019 Full Review Serena Seghedoni Loud and Clear Reviews An Officer And A Spy is a superbly written, skilfully executed thriller about one of the most outrageous judicial errors in history, and Jean Dujardin is flawless. Rated: 5/5 Oct 30, 2023 Full Review Pablo O. Scholz Clarín Mathieu Amalric as the graphologist... is, quite simply, stupendous. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 19, 2021 Full Review Greg Wetherall NME (New Musical Express) This stately retelling of a famous, real-life miscarriage of justice chimes uncomfortably in the context of Roman Polanski's indictment on appalling criminal charges... Rated: 3/5 Jun 14, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish soldier, is degraded for spying for Germany and is sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. Among the witnesses to his humiliation is Georges Picquart, who is promoted to run the military counter-intelligence unit that tracked him down. But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honor but his life.
Director
Roman Polanski
Producer
Alain Goldman
Screenwriter
Robert B. Harris, Roman Polanski
Production Co
RP Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Gaumont, RAI Cinema, Eliseo Cinema, France 3 Cinéma, Légendaire
Genre
Drama, History, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 2025, Limited
Runtime
2h 12m