OSS 117 se déchaîne (1963)
Directed by André Hunebelle

Action / Adventure
aka: OSS 117 Is Unleashed

Film Synopsis

Whilst on a scuba diving holiday on the island of Corsica, an American secret agent mysteriously disappears.   The French Secret Service send their best agent, Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, code name OSS 117, to investigate.  Within no time, Hubert has uncovered a cave in which a notorious gang of spies is setting up a highly advanced submarine detection system.  In an attempt to find out more, the agent allows himself to be captured but, with the help of the gorgeous Brigitta, he manages to escape.  Will Hubert be in time to destroy the secret installation before it is put to deadly use...?
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Film Credits

  • Director: André Hunebelle
  • Script: Raymond Borel, Pierre Foucaud, André Hunebelle, Jean Bruce (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Raymond Pierre Lemoigne
  • Music: Michel Magne
  • Cast: Kerwin Mathews (Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117), Nadia Sanders (Brigitta), Irina Demick (Lucia), Henri-Jacques Huet (Renotte), Jacques Harden (Roos), Roger Dutoit (Mayan), Albert Dagnant (Forestier), Daniel Emilfork (Sacha), Henri Attal (Manuel, un homme de main), Yvan Chiffre (Agent Thibaud), Marc Mazza (Un homme de main)
  • Country: France / Italy
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: OSS 117 Is Unleashed

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