The Red Shade

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The Red Shade (1981)

Directed by Jean-Louis Comolli

Drama, Thriller · 1h 52m

The time is the 1930s and two Soviet spies (both Frenchmen by nationality) have been helping Communist factions during the Civil War in Spain. It is the time of Stalin's iron rule in the USSR, and the two agents are suddenly called to Moscow by the KGB. Knowing that they are in trouble for no fault of their own, fear drives one of them to suicide while the other gets his lover and her child and begins a run for his life, knowing that the KGB will never let him go free.

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Cast

Claude Brasseur Anton Kovetz Jacques Dutronc Léo Nathalie Baye Anna Andréa Ferréol Magda Nicolas Hossein
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Nicola Belsky
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Julien Blaine
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Michelle Carles
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Philippe Carles
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Christian Gauffre
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Panisse Cafe owner Alexandre Arbat

Crew

Director
Jean-Louis Comolli
Writer
Claudio Biondi, Jean-Louis Comolli, Gérard Guicheteau
Editor
Catherine Poitevin, Élisabeth Moulinier
Producer
Marin Karmitz, Martine Marignac, Éric Lambert

Details

Original title
L'Ombre rouge
Release date
1981-10-28
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France