Special Section
| Special Section | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Costa-Gavras |
| Written by | Costa-Gavras Jorge Semprún Hervé Villeré |
| Produced by | Gérard Crosnier |
| Starring | Louis Seigner |
| Cinematography | Andréas Winding |
| Edited by | Françoise Bonnot |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Distributed by | Les Artistes Associés |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Special Section (French: Section spéciale) is a 1975 French film directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the novel L'affaire de la Section Spéciale by Hervé Villeré. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, François Maistre, Jacques Spiesser, Henri Serre, Heinz Bennent and Claude Piéplu. It is named after the Special Sections of Vichy France.
The film shared the Best Director prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe award for best foreign film.