The French intelligence agency plants Xavier, a former militant leftist, into a fascist organisation called Janus, against whom Xavier bears an old grudge.
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Tchéky Karyo
Xavier
Known for
Bad Boys
Nikita
Franci Camus
Jérôme
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Secret Passage
Women in Prison
Romain Goupil
Catherine Lapoujade
Gabriel Yared
Anne Alvaro
Maria
Known for
The Taste of Others
The Clink of Ice
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Monsieur Jean
Known for
Day for Night
The Two Missionaries
Didier Sandre
Gérard
Known for
An Officer and a Spy
An Autumn Tale
Agathe Meurisse
Agathe
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Pierre Vial
Nicolas
Known for
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Alain Aptekman
Louis
Known for
L'Argent
Marc Fayolle
André
Known for
Swimming Pool
Romain Goupil Director · Alain Aptekman Writer Gabriel Yared Composer
First release August 11, 1983 · Production Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, France 3 Cinéma · Original title La Java des Ombres
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CNC
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Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
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France 3 Cinéma
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mk2 Films
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Languages
Original title
La Java des Ombres
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · August 11, 1983
Locarno Film Festival
France · August 31, 1983
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