This parody of the oss 117 series of the mid20th century follows oss agent 117 as he is sent to investigate the disappearance of a. It opens as a pitchperfect 40s war movie, with debonair french spy oss 117 jean dujardin and his partner. Eurospy film, or spaghetti spy film when referring to italianproduced films in the genre, is a genre of spy films produced in europe, especially in italy, france, and spain, that either sincerely imitated or else parodied the british james bond spy series feature films. The creation of author jean bruce, oss eventually starred in over 265 novels and seven cinematizations through 1970. The exotic settings 1945 germany and then 1955 cairo, and cheerful. Cairo, nest of spies movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The first wave of eurospy films were released in 1964, two years after the first james bond film, dr.
Le caire primewire putlockers putlockertv seehd shockshare sitename solarmovie watch oss 117. But then i discovered from variety that the character agent 117 actually appeared in a novel in 1949. It reimagines the original oss 117 series, meant to be serious spy films, as spoofs of spy films of the era. Cairo, nest of spies is a gently amusing and a stylish addition to the spy spoof genre with an. Everyone is suspicious of everyone else, everyone is plotting against everyone else. Regardless of agent oss 117s true sexual nature perhaps a sequel will flesh this out, oss 177. Cairo, nest of spies scene 5 scene or clip a huge hit in france, michel hazanavicius straightfaced spy spoof unleashes a french operative of incomparable incompetence on the.
Oss 117 cairo, nest of spies international films independent. This parody of the oss 117 series of the mid20th century follows oss agent 117 as he is sent to investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent. Secret agent oss 117 foils nazis, beds local beauties, and. Oss 117, a french secret agent sent to cairo to investigate the mysterious disappearances both. Oss 117 was a literary spy from a series of french novels, which predate james bond. A blithe and witty sendup not only of spy films of that era and the suave secret agent figure but.
The creation of author jean bruce, oss eventually starred in over 265 novels and 7 cinematizations through 1970. Cairo nest of spies, a french spy spoof set in egypt on the eve of the 1956 suez crisis, has an idiot hero with a strong resemblance to leonard rossiter and. Cairo, nest of spies released in france as oss 117. Cairo, nest of spies might be described as a french equivalent of james bond. Oss 117, lost in rio 2008 unifrance films oss 117, lost in rio. Secret agent oss 117 foils nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the middle east. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Oss 117, who in the tradition of maxwell smart and inspector clouseau somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude. Fortunately, what would have been an inestimable disappointment was staved off by the fact that i knew the film was the 2006 spy parody oss 117. Le caire, nid despions, is a 2006 french spy comedy film directed and cowritten by michel haza.
Oss 117 who in the tradition of maxwell smart and inspector clouseau somehow. Written by jeanfrancois halin based on the oss 117 novels by. The movie is actually based on a longrunning french series of novels starring the special agent oss 117, written by novelist jean bruce. Buy oss 117 cairo nest of spies 2007 dvd from amazons movies store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Le caire, nid despions, is a 2006 french spy comedy film directed and cowritten by michel hazanavicius in his feature film debut. Its a french spin on their own secret agent franchise, based on the numerous oss 117 novels of jean. The exotic settings 1945 germany and then 1955 cairo, and cheerful performances by the. Cairo, nest of spies is a brilliant satire of the 60s spy movies, not just james bond, but the many european entries, as well. After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in cairo. Cairo, nest of spies before i knew the cast and crew. So rather than watch an oscarwinning film, we saw a slapstick spy. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing oss 117.
Cairo, nest of spies 2006 on netflix in the united kingdom. Cairo, nest of spies, looking where you could download movies completely free. Sent to cairo to investigate the death of a colleague, hubert takes over as head of a poultry company and begins to scout for answers. Cairo, nest of spies 2008 with jean dujardin, berenice bejo, al tarouk aure atika for free on hoopla. Cairo, nest of spies, a slick genre parody that sends up 40s and 50s cinema in general, with a particular eye toward deflating the bond mythos, and showing up him and his ilk as smug assholes. Lost in rio, with dujardin and hazanavicius returning. Le caire, nid despions is a 2006 french satirical film lampooning european spy movies, conneryera james bond films and the french political context of the 1950s.
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