An Officer and a Spy
Seen it?2019 | 132 min | History, Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
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 and history buffs. If you loved Nuremberg, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
76% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
3 wins and 10 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$24 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 131K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roman Polanski
- Jean DujardinPicquart
- Louis GarrelAlfred Dreyfus
- Emmanuelle SeignerPauline Monnier
- Grégory GadeboisHenry
- Hervé PierreGeneral Gonse
- Wladimir YordanoffGeneral Mercier
- Didier SandreGeneral Boisdeffre
- Melvil PoupaudMaître Labori
- Eric RufSandherr
- Mathieu AmalricBertillon