Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jean Dujardin | ... | Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117 | |
François Damiens | ... | Raymond Pelletier | |
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Khalid Maadour | ... | Le suiveur |
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Youssef Hamid | ... | L'imam |
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Arsène Mosca | ... | Loktar |
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Constantin Alexandrov | ... | Setine |
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Claude Brosset | ... | Le patron |
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Laurent Bateau | ... | Gardenborough |
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Saïd Amadis | ... | Le ministre égyptien |
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Eric Prat | ... | Plantieux |
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Abdellah Moundy | ... | Slimane (as Abdallah Moundy) |
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Philippe Lefebvre | ... | Jack Jefferson |
Richard Sammel | ... | Moeller | |
Aure Atika | ... | La princesse Al Tarouk | |
Bérénice Bejo | ... | Larmina El Akmar Betouche |
An homage to classic spy films. It's 1955 and after a fellow agent and close friend disappears, secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117, is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he is busy investigating, foiling Nazi holdouts, quelling a fundamentalist rebellion, and bedding local beauties. Written by Signy
Excellent exercise on multiple plans:
The good idea is that, in spite of all these messages, it is a funny film, plenty of jokes and gags, very light and sparkling.
Special mention to Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo.
Definitely worth seeing. Wonder how it will be appreciated in US?
Seems to be a success in France, so probably a next version will come.