The Spies

The Spies

1957 · 125 min · FR · 6.5 (26 votes)
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot · Starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov, O.E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot
Thriller

A doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secretive characters, all apparently international secret agents trying to find out who and what the patient is.

VIBE

A suffocating atmosphere of suspicion permeates this tense thriller. Every shadow hides a secret, and no one is who they seem. It's a masterclass in paranoia, keeping you guessing until the very end.

suspensefulclaustrophobicparanoidintensesteadyHitchcockianblack-and-white thrillerperiod pieceespionageparanoiaidentitydeception
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