Synopsis
This spy thriller tells the story of the real-life Soviet superspy Leopold Trepper (Claude Brasseur), who set up an espionage ring (L'Orchestre Rouge) right under the noses of the Nazis in occupied Western Europe. The information they gathered gave Stalin advance warning of Hitler's invasion of Russia, and was especially helpful during the Battle of Stalingrad. Trepper was captured by the Nazis and was briefly interrogated before escaping back to Russia, where he was immediately imprisoned, like so many of Stalin's top security operatives. This film is based on the 1967 best-seller by Gilles Perrault which made The Red Orchestra famous.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (52)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Mod Films
- Co-production : France 2 Cinéma
- Foreign production companies : Clesi Cinematografica, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française
- French distribution : Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA)
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producers : Jacques Kirsner, David Lachterman
- Assistant directors : Olivier Péray, Antoine Santana
- Author of original work : Gilles Perrault
- Sound recordists : Michel Desrois, Bernard Leroux
- Screenwriter : Gilles Perrault
- Director of Photography : Pierre-William Glenn
- Sound Assistant : Jean-Michel Chauvet
- Editor : Anna Ruiz
- Music Composer : Carlo Savina
- Stunt performer : Daniel Vérité
- Costume designer : Olga Pelletier
- Sound Mixer : Claude Villand
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : War, Music
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium, Italy)
- Production year : 1989
- French release : 08/11/1989
- Runtime : 2 h 53 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 69273
- Visa issue date : 27/10/1989
- Approval : Unknown
- Color type : Color
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