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Code Name: Emerald

Name: Code Name: Emerald
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Released: 1985-09-07
Cast: Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Horst Buchholz, Helmut Berger, Cyrielle Clair

1985 | 95 min | Action, Drama, War

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why 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 action fans and history buffs. If you loved Patton or The Guns of Navarone, start here.
The mood: Intense.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

In preparation for Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied territory, the 'overlords' were the few Allied agents who knew the details of the operation. When one them is captured by the Germans, a double agent must infiltrate occupied Paris, with the help of a high level German officer and the French Resistance.

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
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$562K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jonathan Sanger

Ed HarrisGus Lang
Max von SydowJürgen Brausch
Horst BuchholzWalter Hoffman
Helmut BergerErnst Ritter
Cyrielle ClairClaire Jouvet
Eric StoltzAndy Wheeler
Patrick StewartColonel Peters
Graham CrowdenSir Geoffrey Macklin
George MikellMajor Seltz
Gabriel BarylliDieter Träger