Fresh
This French comedy fondly lampoons both the popular French spy movies adapted from Jean Bruce's novels in the 1950s and '60s and the colonialist era they were set in.
Joshua Katzman, Chicago Reader
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
2006 · 1h 39m · Not Rated
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Michel Hazanavicius
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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Michel Hazanavicius Director
- Jean Dujardin as Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
- Bérénice Bejo as Larmina El Akmar Betouche
- Aure Atika as La princesse Al Tarouk
- Philippe Lefebvre as Jack Jefferson
- Konstantin Aleksandrov as Setine
- Saïd Amadis as Le ministre égyptien
- Laurent Bateau as Gardenborough
- Claude Brosset as Le patron
- François Damiens as Raymond Pelletier
- Youssef Hamid as L'imam
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This light-hearted pastiche is a recommended antidote to 'Quantum of Solace'.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Rotten
I have never been a particular admirer of either James Bond or Austin Powers, and could hardly be expected to be overjoyed by a 'cross between them.' Hence, I was hardly surprised when I didn't crack a smile over the antics of Mr. Jean Dujardin.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
A lame comedy with a few decent laughs and several yawn-spawning set pieces that don't really go anywhere.
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Fresh
The French-made movie travels familiar ground, with a nod as well to Airplane!, Top Secret and that whole genre. Even compared to them, it pushes things just a little -- not too far, but toward the loony.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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