The Red Orchestra
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1989
French release08/11/1989
Runtime2 h 53 min
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
- Screenwriter : Gilles Perrault
- Director of Photography : Pierre-William Glenn
- Music Composer : Carlo Savina
- Assistant directors : Olivier Péray, Antoine Santana
- Editor : Anna Ruiz
- Sound recordists : Michel Desrois, Bernard Leroux
- Costume designer : Olga Pelletier
- Author of original work : Gilles Perrault
- Sound Assistant : Jean-Michel Chauvet
- Stunt performer : Daniel Vérité
- 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
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International releases
| Country | Distributor | Buyer | Release date | Titre local |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 French-speaking Switzerland | 17/11/1989 | |||
| Switzerland | 1989 |
