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Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 7 nominations total
Arsène Mosca
- Loktar
- (as Arsene Mosca)
Aleksandrov Konstantin
- Setine
- (as Constantin Alexandrov)
Saïd Amadis
- Le ministre égyptien
- (as Said Amadis)
Abdellah Moundy
- Slimane
- (as Abdallah Moundy)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe German title of this film, "OSS 117 --- Der Spion, der sich liebte," is a prank on the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). It literally means "OSS 117 --- The Spy Who Loved Himself."
- GoofsWhen OSS 117 learns to count in Arabic, Larmina coaches him: "Wahed, Jouj...". She should be counting in Egyptian Arabic, but instead she uses Moroccan Arabic. An Egyptian would not use (or understand) "Jouj" for two. The word is "Itnayn".
- Quotes
Moeller: Mr. Bramard... a cigarette?
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117: Thanks. I'm trying to start.
- ConnectionsFollowed by OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)
Featured review
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.
- showing the not yet ended colonialism spirit in France
- more generally the boring mindset of superiority from all western people
- a renewal of the spy and thriller movies: OSS 117 is uncultured and stupid!
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.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- OSS 117 - Cairo: Nest of Spies
- Filming locations
- Devant l'hôtel Mamora, avenue Hassan II, Kenitra, Morocco(Moeller joins OSS to take him to the pyramids)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- €14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $303,543
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,418
- May 11, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $23,055,884
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) officially released in India in English?
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