Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue.
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
Larmina El Akmar Betouche
La princesse Al Tarouk
Jack Jefferson
Setine
Le ministre égyptien
Gardenborough
Le patron
Raymond Pelletier
This was a solid debut for Hazanavicius and a very fun film. There's uneven pacing, but I was very pleased with this, which seemed an interesting hybrid between the James Bond and Pink Panther film series. I loved the scoring and cinematography as well. Dujardin's character was a bit strange and the pacing was a tad uneven, but those are small flaws. This is the first of Hazanavicius' films I have seen, though I have 'The Artist' on blu. I've heard that in the sequel, he jumps a decade to the 60's--it would be interesting, if they decide to eventually continue the series, if each film could be...
Status Released
Original LanguageFrench
Budget$15,200,000.00
Revenue $23,055,884.00