7.1/10
16,293
47 user 76 critic

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)

OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions (original title)
Not Rated | | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 9 May 2008 (USA)
Trailer
1:38 | Trailer

On Disc

at Amazon

Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.

Writers:

Jean-François Halin (scenario), Jean Bruce (novel) | 2 more credits »
4 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

More Like This 

Action | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, A.K.A. OSS 117, is the French spy considered by his superiors to be the best in the business. The year is 1967 - he's been sent on a mission to Rio de Janeiro, ... See full summary »

Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Rüdiger Vogler
Brice de Nice (2005)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.1/10 X  

A wannabe surfer parties on the French Riviera while awaiting the perfect wave.

Director: James Huth
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Élodie Bouchez
Certificate: Tous publics Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

Director: Alain Berbérian
Stars: Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The... See full summary »

Directors: Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan
Stars: Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, Pascal Légitimus
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

Eight tourists who met in a holiday camp on the Ivory Coast are reunited for a skiing holiday.

Director: Patrice Leconte
Stars: Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Marie-Anne Chazel
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.3/10 X  

A series of short films set around the theme of infidelity.

Directors: Emmanuelle Bercot, Fred Cavayé, and 6 more credits »
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Géraldine Nakache
Certificate: Tous publics Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X  

Eric and Ramzy are working as window washers at the Montparnasse skyscraper in Paris. Thinking that he has a date set up with beautiful executive Marie-Joelle (who in reality hates his guts... See full summary »

Director: Charles Nemes
Stars: Eric Judor, Ramzy Bedia, Marina Foïs
Certificate: Tous publics Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.

Director: Jean-Marie Poiré
Stars: Anémone, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel
Comedy | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.

Director: Patrice Leconte
Stars: Josiane Balasko, Luis Rego, Marie-Anne Chazel
Brice 3 (2016)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.3/10 X  

Brice is back. The world has changed, but not him. When his best friend Marius needs his help, he travels to the other side of the world ... will the king stay on top?

Director: James Huth
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Bruno Salomone
Mes amis (1999)
Certificate: Tous publics Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.3/10 X  
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Stars: Yvan Attal, Serge Hazanavicius, Karin Viard
Certificate: Tous publics Comedy | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

The sentimental and comedic adventures of Eddie, a non-Jew trying to pass as Jewish though totally ignorant of Jewish traditions, as he works in a Jewish community.

Director: Thomas Gilou
Stars: Richard Anconina, Richard Bohringer, Amira Casar
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Dujardin ... Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
François Damiens ... Raymond Pelletier
Khalid Maadour Khalid Maadour ... Le suiveur
Youssef Hamid Youssef Hamid ... L'imam
Arsène Mosca Arsène Mosca ... Loktar
Constantin Alexandrov Constantin Alexandrov ... Setine
Claude Brosset Claude Brosset ... Le patron
Laurent Bateau Laurent Bateau ... Gardenborough
Saïd Amadis Saïd Amadis ... Le ministre égyptien
Eric Prat Eric Prat ... Plantieux
Abdellah Moundy Abdellah Moundy ... Slimane (as Abdallah Moundy)
Philippe Lefebvre Philippe Lefebvre ... Jack Jefferson
Richard Sammel ... Moeller
Aure Atika ... La princesse Al Tarouk
Bérénice Bejo ... Larmina El Akmar Betouche
Edit

Storyline

An homage to classic spy films. It's 1955 and after a fellow agent and close friend disappears, secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117, is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he is busy investigating, foiling Nazi holdouts, quelling a fundamentalist rebellion, and bedding local beauties. Written by Signy

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

The Prride of French Intelligence


Certificate:

Not Rated | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French | Arabic | German

Release Date:

9 May 2008 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies See more »

Edit

Box Office

Budget:

€14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,418, 11 May 2008, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$302,752, 12 October 2008
See more on IMDbPro »

Company Credits

Show more on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

While this movie, which is primarily set in Cairo, Egypt, spoofs Sean Connery's portrayal of James Bond, Connery did not actually appear as James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), the only James Bond movie set in Cairo. See more »

Goofs

When 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". See more »

Quotes

Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117: And I know who you are. You're not a Lebanese reporter based in Rome, but the niece of Egypt's King Farouk.
La princesse Al Tarouk: I'm his niece, but he's no longer king. He was exiled three years ago by the vile Nasser, may the maggot rot in hell!
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117: You're pretty vulgar for a pharoah's niece.
La princesse Al Tarouk: My uncle is king. The pharoahs ruled 4000 years ago.
See more »

Connections

Followed by OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
Written by Pierre Perrin (as P. Perrin), Claude Blondy (as C.L. Blondy)
© Les Editions Musicales Caravelle
Avec l'aimable autorisation de Universal Music Projets Spéciaux
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
The best spoof I've seen on years!
12 April 2009 | by stuka24See all my reviews

OSS 117 was fun from start to finish.

It's difficult to define why one film touches or connects with you or not, and I won't try to analyze such perfect comedy, so politically incorrect that even academic papers should be dedicated to it :)!

Everything is old fashioned here, from women's clothes (sigh!), Mambo dance, the "hero singing"... ("Bambino" sounds like an Italian canzonetta sung in... arabic :)!).

Hubert is physically imposing, but dumb as hell. From all the 007s, he looks like Sean Connery, but is definitely more sympa because he's... silly, speaks his mind all the time, giggles, even has some homoerotic fantasies and there are rumours about him. In short, as an anti hero, he rocks :)! Sometimes he only raises his eyebrows or frowns, and that's all it takes to make you laugh.

Bérénice Bejo is the true queen of the film. Graceful, treacherous but with ideals. Aure Atika, to the contrary, is reduced to a femme fatale of sorts. It's surprising to see her that "sexy bomb", thou.

You just can't compare it with "Austin Powers"! I agree with Amazon's D. Hartley (Seattle, WA) on it being respectful to the genre.

Which is your favourite scene? One of my favourite scenes is the "fight of the chickens" with the masked villain. But the truly perfect one is when chatting at the cocktail with his contacts, how they all mutter platitudes with confidence... This scene alone makes the comedy genre worthwhile.


16 of 19 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? | Report this
Review this title | See all 47 user reviews »

Contribute to This Page

Stream Action and Adventure Titles With Prime Video

Explore popular action and adventure titles available to stream with Prime Video.

Start your free trial



Recently Viewed