---
title: 'Dossier 51 (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michel Deville'
released: '1978-05-21'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dossier-51-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0176666/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dossier 51 (1978)

1978 · 108 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · France

Original title: Le Dossier 51

## Synopsis

Dossier 51 is a 1978 French crime drama film directed by Michel Deville and based on a novel by Gilles Perrault. Deville and Perrault won a César Award for Best Screenplay, Dialogue or Adaptation for their adaptation. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michel Deville](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-deville)
- **Screenplay:** [Michel Deville](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-deville), [Gilles Perrault](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilles-perrault)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean Schwarz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-schwarz)
- **Producer:** [Philippe Dussart](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-dussart)
- **Director of Photography:** [Claude Lecomte](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-lecomte)
- **Editor:** [Raymonde Guyot](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymonde-guyot)

## Cast

- [Michel Aumont](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-aumont)
- [Pierre Semmler](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-semmler)
- [Claire Nadeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-nadeau)
- [René Bouloc](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-bouloc)
- [Isabelle Ganz](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-ganz)
- [Jenny Clève](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-cleve)
- [Michel Fortin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-fortin)
- [Jacques Zabor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-zabor)
- [Sacha Pitoëff](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-pitoeff)
- [Jean Dautremay](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-dautremay)
- [Anna Prucnal](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-prucnal)
- [François Marthouret](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-marthouret)
- [Sabine Glaser](https://cinepixo.com/people/sabine-glaser)
- [László Szabó](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-szabo)
- [Jean Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-martin)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dossier-51-1978
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