The Red Shade
1981, French. Directed by Jean-Louis Comolli.
The time is the 1930s and two Soviet spies (both Frenchmen by nationality) have been helping Communist factions during the Civil War in Spain. It is the time of Stalin's iron rule in the USSR, and the two agents are suddenly called to Moscow by the KGB. Knowing that they are in trouble for no fault of their own, fear drives one of them to suicide while the other gets his lover and her child and begins a run for his life, knowing that the KGB will never let him go free.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 28 October 1981
- Original title
- L'Ombre rouge
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Claudio Biondi, Jean-Louis Comolli, Gérard Guicheteau
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The Red Shade runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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The Red Shade isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 October 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Red Shade?
If you liked The Red Shade, try 24 Days, Spy, Stand Up, Kompromat.
Who directed The Red Shade?
The Red Shade (1981) was directed by Jean-Louis Comolli and stars Claude Brasseur, Jacques Dutronc, Nathalie Baye.