- Country: France, West Germany
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Release: 1978-08-30
- Director: Michel Deville
- Writers: Michel Deville , Gilles Perrault
- Language: French
- Stars: François Marthouret , François Marthouret , Claude Marcault , Claude Marcault , Philippe Rouleau , Philippe Rouleau , Nathalie Juvet , Roger Planchon , Françoise Lugagne , Françoise Béliard , Patrick Chesnais , Jenny Clève , Jean Dautremay
- Runtime: 108 min
- Awards: 4 wins & 3 nominations
- AKA: Dossier 51 (Belgium) , Akta 51 (Poland) , Pouvoir (France, French Republic) , Archivo confidencial (Argentina) , El dossier 51 (Spain) , Le dossier 51 (France, French Republic) , Dossier 51 (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Le dossier 51 , Dossier 51 (Italy) , Sagsmappe 51 (Denmark) , Dossier 51 (United States of America) , Ohne Datenschutz , Az 51-es dosszié (Hungary) , Досье на 51-го
- Plot:
French diplomat Dominique Auphal is put under surveillance by an unnamed secret service. They wish to find a weakness in his life in order to control him politically. Auphal becomes “File no. 51”: his private life is spied, analysed and commented.
- IMDB:tt0176666
Dossier 51 Cast · · · ALL
Michel Deville
Director
François Marthouret
Dominique Auphal/51
Roger Planchon
Esculape 1
Patrick Chesnais
Hadès
Jean Martin
Vénus
Daniel Mesguich
Esculape 4
Anna Prucnal
Sarah Robski
László Szabó
Le contact de Sarah Robski
Didier Sauvegrain
Pylos
Uta Taeger
Esculape 2
Jenny Clève
Agent 747, femme de ménage de 51
Claude Marcault
Liliane Auphal/52
Françoise Lugagne
Mme Auphal, la mère de Dominique
Claire Nadeau
L'amie 9000
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Agent Hécate 8446
Christophe Malavoy
Agent 8956
Sacha Pitoëff
Minerve 1 (voix)
Sabine Glaser
Paméla
Michel Aumont
Mars (voix)
Jean Mermet
Minerve 2 (voix)
Jean Dautremay
Esculape 3
Gérard Dessalles
Camarade de 51 au régiment
Philippe Rouleau
Philippe Lescarre