Pre-war Paris, stolen tech, and spies who'd rather flirt than fight.
A Nazi spy has stolen a gas mask filter of formidable efficiency in Paris. Two agents from the 2nd office have the task of going to take him back to Berlin.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched Paris locations shot as Germany looms.
Acting
Jules Berry's slippery charm outshines the spy gadgets.
Director
Léon Mathot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the Popular Front era, the film's ambivalent politics—French agents aiding German counterparts—became deeply uncomfortable after 1940 occupation.
Director Léon Mathot would spend the war years making approved films in occupied France; star Roger Duchesne later played the lead in Melville's 'Bob le Flambeur' (1956).
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