OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions (2006)

Director:

Michel Hazanavicius

Writers:

Jean-François Halin (scenario)
Jean Bruce (novel)
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Release Date:

9 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Agent | Nazi | Secret Agent | Friend | Egypt

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

François Damiens	...	Raymond Pelletier
Khalid Maadour	...	Le suiveur
Youssef Hamid	...	L'imam
Arsène Mosca	...	Loktar
Constantin Alexandrov	...	Setine
Claude Brosset	...	Le patron
Laurent Bateau	...	Gardenborough
Saïd Amadis	...	Le ministre égyptien
Eric Prat	...	Plantieux
Abdellah Moundy	...	Slimane (as Abdallah Moundy)
Philippe Lefebvre	...	Jack Jefferson
Richard Sammel	...	Moeller
Aure Atika	...	La princesse Al Tarouk
Bérénice Bejo	...	Larmina El Akmar Betouche
Jean Dujardin	...	Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
Michael Hofland	...	Colonel Von Umsprung
Jean-François Halin	...	Rubecht
Marc Bodnar	...	Le patron du bistrot
Bernard Nissile	...	L'homme à l'aéroport
Alain Kouhani	...	Le réceptionniste (as Alain Khouani)
Diego Dieng	...	Le garçon d'étage
Mouloud Ikhaddelene	...	Le sbire de la princesse
Chouki Gtari	...	Le fouetteur
Hafid F. Benamar	...	L'ami du fouetteur
Hassan Chabaki	...	Le passant serviable
Johannes Oliver Hamm	...	Officier SS
Hedi Naili	...	Le muezzin
Jean-Marie Paris	...	Khalid
Laura Schiffman	...	La serveuse
Roger To Thanh Hien	...	Mandarin

Directed by
Michel Hazanavicius

Writing credits
Jean-François Halin		(scenario)
Jean Bruce		(novel "OSS 117")
Jean-François Halin		(adaptation and dialogue) and
Michel Hazanavicius		(adaptation and dialogue)

Produced by
Eric Altmeyer	....	producer (as Eric et Nicolas Altmayer)
Nicolas Altmeyer	....	producer (as Eric et Nicolas Altmayer)
Gaetan David	....	associate producer: Artemis
Salim Fassi Fihri	....	executive producer: MPS, Maroc (as Sarim Fassi-Fihri)
André Logie	....	associate producer: Artemis
Patrick Quinet	....	associate producer: Artemis
Patrick Vandenbosch	....	associate producer: Belga Films

Original Music by
Ludovic Bource
Kamel Ech-Cheik		(as Kamel Ech Cheikh)

Cinematography by
Guillaume Schiffman

Film Editing by
Reynald Bertrand

Casting by
Stéphane Touitou

Production Design by
Maamar Ech-Cheikh		(as Maamar Ech Cheikh)

Art Direction by
Fabrice Leuci

Set Decoration by
Alexandre Husson

Costume Design by
Charlotte David

Makeup Department
Marie Baudrais	....	makeup artist: Extra
Agnès Blin	....	key makeup artist: Extra
Christine Dendeleuf	....	hair stylist: Extra
Cédric Fagnière	....	hair stylist: Extra
Xavier-Daniel Fagnière	....	key hair stylist: Extra
Laurent Huet	....	sculptor
Bettina Keller	....	key hair stylist
Julie Letarouilly	....	hair stylist: Extra
Marie Nouvet	....	makeup artist: Extra
Pierre Olivier Persin	....	special makeup effects artist (as Pierre-Olivier Persin)
Michelle Quelin-Quentel	....	key makeup artist (as Michelle Quelin Quentel)
Eric Rodhain	....	hair stylist: Extra
Véronique Zoller	....	makeup artist: Extra

Production Management
Adil Arbouch	....	assistant unit manager
Georges Barrier-Carron	....	assistant unit manager
Daniel Chevalier	....	production manager
Patricia Colombat	....	post-production supervisor
Grégory Dauman	....	trainee unit manager: France
Nicolas Davy	....	unit production manager
Marie-Paule Ester	....	assistant production manager: Secrétaire de production
Fabienne Faudot-Bel	....	assistant production manager: second unit
Christophe Fustini	....	assistant unit manager
Fabrice Gay	....	assistant unit manager: Maroc
Damien Gayrard	....	trainee unit manager: France
David Moreillon	....	trainee unit manager: France
Bruno Morin	....	assistant production manager: France
Jean-Patrick Nourricier	....	additional assistant unit manager
Driss Tahri	....	production manager: Tournage au Maroc
Mustapha Zaari	....	unit manager: Tournage au Maroc

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Noureddine Aberdine	....	first assistant director: Tournage au Maroc
Luc Bricault	....	second assistant director
Matthew Gledhill	....	first assistant director
Mustapha Grumij	....	second assistant director: Tournage au Maroc, Morocco
Delphine Heude	....	third assistant director
Jean Baptiste Pouilloux	....	assistant director
Sade Zeriffi	....	second assistant director: Tournage au Maroc, Morocco

Art Department
Jérôme Bertin	....	carpenter
Stéphanie Bertrand	....	second assistant decorator: Maroc
Philippe Boutillier	....	key sculptor
Alexandre Cardine	....	ripper
Luc Compère	....	first assistant decorator
Hind Ghazali	....	set dresser
Gilles Graziano	....	computer graphic designer
Virginie Hernvann	....	assistant art director
Mohamed Jarni	....	key constructor: Morocco
Frédéric Jourdan	....	carpenter
Sonia Kalaydjian	....	trainee decorator
Jessica Labet	....	set dresser
Yvon Moreno	....	set props
Flavia Nasio	....	trainee decorator
Mylene Riccardi	....	trainee decorator
Olivier Rouillard	....	property master
Nicolas Smlynarczyk	....	trainee decorator
Christine Thomas-Collignon	....	second assistant decorator: France
Catherine Werner-Schmidt	....	set decorator
David Laurent	....	ripper (uncredited)

Sound Department
Nicolas Bourgeois	....	additional sound editor
Nicolas Bouvet	....	assistant sound editor
Nicolas d'Halluin	....	sound recordist
Baptiste Kleitz	....	boom operator
Gérard Lamps	....	sound
Armelle Mahé	....	assistant sound mixer
Armelle Mahé	....	dialogue recordist
Armelle Mahé	....	foley recording engineer
Nadine Muse	....	sound
Johann Nallet	....	sound recordist
Didier Saïn	....	sound
Jean-Alexandre Villemer	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Christophe Calcus	....	props: fake bones and chickens creation
Olivier Camus	....	special effects: fogs
Valérie Daures	....	assistant prop designer: Fake bones and chickens
Grégoire Delage	....	assistant special effects: SFX plateau et pyrotechniques
Georges Demétrau	....	special effects: SFX plateau et pyrotechniques
Pascal Fauvelle	....	special effects: Fog
Sara Helmlinger	....	special effects: fogs
Daniel Lenoir	....	special effects: rain
Franck Mignelli	....	assistant prop designer: Fake bones and chickens creation
Romain Rosier	....	special effects technician
Didier Roux	....	special effects: création costume cordes
Charles-Axel Vollard	....	special effects: Fog

Visual Effects by
Philippe Aubry	....	lead Flame artist
Philippe Aubry	....	visual effects supervisor
Laurent Brett	....	title designer
Jimmy Cavé	....	computer graphics artist
David Danesi	....	visual effects supervisor
Sebastien Dupuis	....	digital compositor
Sylvian Fabre	....	digital artist
Émilie Feret	....	visual effects coordinator
Alex Jadfard	....	digital compositor
Laurent Larapidie	....	computer graphics artist
Arnaud Leviez	....	computer graphics artist
Vion Nicolas	....	computer graphics artist
Carine Poussou	....	visual effects coordinator
Stephanie Boutinaud	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Malki Attar	....	stunts
Luz Chomyszyn	....	stunts
Gaëlle Cohen	....	stunt performer
Frédéric Dessains	....	stunts (as Fred Dessains)
Mehdi El Jai	....	stunts
Mohammed Enahal	....	stunts
Fanny Gai	....	stunts
Alain Gaudiard	....	stunts
Pascal Guégan	....	stunts
Philippe Guégan	....	stunt coordinator
Pascal Lavanchy	....	stunts
Audrey Ottaviano	....	stunts
Dany Roca	....	stunts (as Dany Klose)
Pierre Rousselle	....	stunts
Olivier Schneider	....	stunts
Michaël Troude	....	stunts
Lionel Vitrant	....	stunts
Olivier Vitrant	....	stunts
Keenia Zoubira	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Julien Bullat	....	first assistant operator: Second unit
Simon Bérard	....	gaffer
Olivia Costes	....	first assistant operator: Second camera
Guillaume Genini	....	first assistant camera
Jean-Baptiste Jay	....	crane technician
Hans Krumenacker	....	electrician
Emilie de la Hosseraye	....	still photographer
Stella Libert	....	camera trainee
Loïc Limosin	....	electrician
Denis Louis	....	electrician
Stephan Massis	....	additional camera operator (as Stéphane Massis)
François Perrault-Alix	....	grip
Christian Pétron	....	camera operator: Underwater
Natacha Raymond	....	assistant camera
Imad Rechiche	....	second assistant camera: Operator 1, Tournage au Maroc (Morocco )
Michel Revest	....	first assistant camera operator: Underwarter
Khalid Abou Saoud	....	grip
Honoré Soubrie	....	grip
Eric Vallée	....	camera operator: second unit

Casting Department
Noureddine Aberdine	....	casting: Tournage au Maroc (Morocco )
Mustapha Grumij	....	casting: Tournage au Maroc (Morocco )
Jérôme Sacerdot	....	assistant extra casting: France
Laurent Soulet	....	extra casting: France

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Abdeliah Bidari	....	assistant costume designer
Abdelkrim Boulane	....	wardrobe assistant
Khalil Boulane	....	costumer
Nathalie Chesnais	....	costumer
Anne-Sophie Daniel	....	wardrobe
Anne-Sophie Gledhill	....	costumer
Joseph Kergoat	....	costumes: Les costumes de Monsieur Dujardin sont réalisés par
Julie Marteau	....	wardrobe
Carmen Mateos	....	costumes: Les robes de mesdemoiselles Bejo et Atica sont réalisées par (as Carmen Matéos)
Christine Mille	....	wardrobe
Marie Morel	....	wardrobe
Tina Morel	....	wardrobe: main cast
Gil Noir	....	costumer
Cecile Vatelot	....	trainee costumer
Khadija Zeggaï	....	key costumer
Véronique Élise	....	costumes: Les robes de mesdemoiselles Bejo et Atica sont réalisées par

Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital conformation
Frederic Jupin	....	lustre editor
Magali Magnan	....	assistant editor
Philippe Reinaudo	....	digital intermediate technical director
Philippe Tourret	....	digital intermediate coordinator
Clement Zveguintzoff	....	digital conformation

Music Department
Claude Blondy	....	composer: additional music
Carine Bonnefoy	....	conductor: Metropole Orkest
Carine Bonnefoy	....	orchestrator
Albert de Ruiter	....	musician: Metropole Orkest (as A. de Ruiter)
Malou sur Mort de Jack	....	vocal
Metropole Orkest	....	orchestra
Emmanuel Savoye	....	orchestrator: Pour musicale écriture
Eric 'Dok' Wager	....	music editor

Other crew
Alexandre Ayer	....	production intern
Virginie Blaisonneau	....	assistant production administrator: France
Jérémie Boury	....	making-of director (as Jérémy Boury)
Gregoire Daure	....	location scout: France et Maroc
Corinne Devaux	....	choreographer
Cathy Dutheil	....	production secretary
Rabii El Bakki	....	assistant location manager
Rabii Elbakki	....	assistant location manager
Claude Fenioux	....	financial consultant
Marie Guillon	....	administratrice de production
Marie Guillon	....	production administrator
Romeo Julien	....	avid conformation
Marc Leroyer	....	armorer
Jean-Patrick Nourricier	....	manager trainee
Arnaud Peltier	....	armorer
Hugo Pilet	....	trainee production administrator: France
Isabelle Ribis	....	script supervisor (as Isabel RIbis)
Alexandra Schamis	....	press attache
Stéphanie Valet	....	assistant production administrator: Maroc
Bernard Vander Donckt	....	production administrator

Production Companies

• Gaumont (presents)
• Mandarin Films (co-production)
• M6 Films (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Artémis (participation)
• M6 (participation)
• Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique (support)
• Belga Films (support)

Distributors

• Belga Films (2006) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Christal Films / Lion Gates Films (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Gaumont (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Lusomundo (2006) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Daylight Films (2008) (Brazil) (all media)
• Gaumont Blu-ray Disc (2006) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Gaumont DVD (2006) (France) (DVD)
• Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) (2008) (UK) (all media) (subtitled)
• Koch Media (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (all media)
• Music Box Films (2008) (USA) (all media) (subtitled)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (all media)
• Shochiku Home Video (2008) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Def2shoot

Other Companies

• Ateliers 69  props: Fabrication accessoires spéciaux
• Mosquito  crew: Préstataire tournage Espagne
• Laboratoires Éclair  laboratory services
• Éclair Numérique  digital laboratory
• Montage Films Thauvin  casting
• S.I.S.  auditorium (as sis - Société Industrielle de Sonorisation)
• Les Audis de Boulogne  auditorium
• Les Audis de Joinville  auditorium
• Cinéstéréo  optical sound
• Athalys  post-production facilities
• Cinécool  end credits
• Rubini & Associés  insurance
• Studio Sets  studio
• KLS  mobile dressing rooms
• Locafête  catering
• Voiturium, Le  cars: Voitures d'époque
• Salis Aviation  planes: Avions militaires
• Le Bras Communications  walkie-talkies (as Lebras Communications)
• Jacana Wildlife Studios  animals: Chikens
• Costumes et Costume  costumes (as Costume & Costumes)
• Eurocostumes  costumes
• Maratier  arms and uniforms
• Gaumont-Pathe Archives  archives
• Hermès  thanks
• Sprung Frères  thanks
• Ville de Paris: Mission Cinéma  thanks (as La Marie de Paris Mission Cinéma)

Also Known As:

"OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies" - International (English title) (imdb display title), USA (imdb display title)
"OSS 117 - Cairo: Nest of Spies" - UK (DVD box title)
"OSS 117: El Cairo, nido de espías" - Argentina (imdb display title), Spain (imdb display title)
"Agent 117 - Uppdrag i Kairo" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"Agente 117" - Portugal (imdb display title)
"Agente 117 - Uma Aventura no Cairo" - Brazil (imdb display title)
"Ajan 117 Kahire'de" - Turkey (Turkish title) (DVD title)
"OSS 117 - Apostoli sto Kairo" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"OSS 117 - Der Spion, der sich liebte" - Germany (DVD title)
"OSS 117: Képtelen kémregény" - Hungary (imdb display title)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | France:U | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Casablanca, Morocco

Company:

Gaumont

Trivia:

For the German version, Jean Dujardin was dubbed by Oliver Kalkofe who also wrote the dubbing script.

Goofs:

Continuity: Towards the end of the film when OSS 117 and Larmina are talking about the arms trade on the pier at 9pm, OSS 117 wonders what time it is, looks at his watch and says it is 10 to 7 although his watch show 5 past 8.

Movie Connections:

References North by Northwest (1959)

Soundtrack:

Bambino

Hilarious!

As a French, i found it very pleasant to be able to laugh at the old stereotype which is made of French like that, at some defaults of Westerners, at Spy movies etc...and at a lot of other things too, en route... I already saw it 3 times and each time i discovered new things and laughed to tears... Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Béjo, Aure Atika the director and all the cast, all the crew did a fantastic job. This movie is funny but is although much more than that : it's got plenty of levels to it. You laugh because of simple gags, because of some critics made with wit (the movie's courageous enough to be critical), because of physical comedy, because you believe in the characters etc... Esthetically and musically, it's a success too. Go see it if you can.