Spy, Stand Up (1982)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

• Released: 1982-01-27
• Genres: Thriller, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 85 votes

Directed by Yves Boisset.

Top cast

• Lino Ventura as Sébastien Grenier
• Michel Piccoli as Jean-Paul Chance
• Bruno Cremer as Alain Richard
• Bernard Fresson as Henri Marchand
• Marc Mazza as Ramos Bavila
• Roger Jendly as Commissioner Lohmann
• Heinz Bennent as Meyer
• Krystyna Janda as Anna Gretz
• Beate Kopp as Grenier's secretary
• Christian Baltauss as Librarian

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Spy, Stand Up

• United States: watch free on Kanopy
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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