Spy, Stand Up
Seen it?1982 | 98 min | Thriller, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Sebastien Grenier, a former French spy, is working as a financial analyst in Zurich. However, his peaceful existence starts to disintegrate when he is recruited by a top French intelligence operative to discover how one of their own secret agents was found out and executed in broad daylight.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yves Boisset
- Lino VenturaSébastien Grenier
- Michel PiccoliJean-Paul Chance
- Bruno CremerAlain Richard
- Bernard FressonHenri Marchand
- Marc MazzaRamos Bavila
- Roger JendlyCommissioner Lohmann
- Heinz BennentMeyer
- Krystyna JandaAnna Gretz
- Beate KoppGrenier's secretary
- Christian BaltaussLibrarian