Summary
Pascal Fabre, an agent of the French secret service, is sent to Vienna to look into the
activities of another French agent, Margery, who is suspected of being a double agent.
Margery, an old friend of Fabre, warns him that his spy network has been infiltrated by
Russian agents and that his life is in danger. When Margery goes missing, Fabre
tries to locate him, but soon realises that he is up against a formidable opponent, KGB
agent Chaliev...
Review
Avec la peau des autres is a pretty conventional
mid-’60s French thriller, which means that it looks slick but is encumbered with an overly
complicated plot. Whilst the film lacks the sparkle, depth and originality of some
of Jacques Deray’s better known thrillers –
Borsalino (1970) and
Flic Story (1975) – it has good production
values and does evoke the sense of menace of a good cold war thriller. The generally
uninspiring supporting cast is made up for by another terrific performance from Lino Ventura,
who excels in this kind of macho, dialogue-sparse urban western.
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Credits
- Director: Jacques Deray
- Script: José Giovanni, based on the novel "Au pied du mur" by Gilles Perrault
- Photo: Jean Boffety
- Music: Michel Magne
- Cast: Lino Ventura (Pascal Fabre), Jean Bouise (Margery), Jean Servais (Weigelt), Marilù Tolo (Anna), Wolfgang Preiss (Chaliev), Adrian Hoven (Kern), Charles Régnier (Erfuhrt), Ellen Bahl (Mme Kern), Raoul Guylad (Karl), Louis Arbessier (Le colonel), Reinhard Kolldehoff (Hoffman)
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: To Skin a Spy; With the Lives of Others
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