OSS 117 Le Caire nid d'espions / OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies / Michel Hazanavicius / 2006 / film review

OSS 117: Le Caire nid d'espions

2006 Comedy / Action / Thriller

Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Script: Jean Bruce, Jean-François Halin, Michel Hazanavicius
Music: Ludovic Bource, Kamel Ech-Cheik
Cast: Jean Dujardin (Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117), Bérénice Bejo (Larmina El Akmar Betouche), Aure Atika (La princesse Al Tarouk), Philippe Lefebvre (Jack Jefferson), Constantin Alexandrov (Setine), Saïd Amadis (Le ministre égyptien), Laurent Bateau (Gardenborough)
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 99 min
Aka: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

Summary

In 1955, Cairo is a hornet’s nest of political intrigue, with several countries fighting for their vested interests. When one of his government agents is killed in the Egyptian capital, the French President sends a replacement in the form of Hubert Bonisseur de la Barth, code name OSS 117. On what may prove to be his most dangerous assignment yet, this legendary agent has to contend with the family of a deposed king and an ambitious religious sect. Luckily, he has the beautiful Larmina to help him...

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