OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
French secret agent OSS 117 travels to 1950s Cairo to locate his vanished colleague, only to become tangled in a dangerous web of international espionage that threatens to ignite a diplomatic crisis.
Synopsis
Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, also known as OSS 117, is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy, Jack Jefferson, only to become entangled in a web of international intrigue.
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Principal cast & crew: 25
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Edited by Reynald BertrandShot by Guillaume SchiffmanScored by Ludovic BourceDesigned by Maamar Ech Cheikh
Box Office
2006 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$23.1M
US & Canada: $304K — 1% of worldwide · International: $22.8M (99%)
Also known as
- OSS 117 - Der Spion, der sich liebtede
- OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spiesen
- OSS 117: El Cairo, nido de espíases
- OSS 117 : Le Caire, nid d'espionsfr
- Agente 117 al servizio della Repubblica - Missione Cairoit
- Agente speciale 117 al servizio della Repubblica - Missione Cairoit
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Cast & Crew
25 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Youssef Hamid
as L'imam
Francois Damiens
as Raymond Pelletier
Jean Dujardin
as Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
Khalid Maadour
as Le suiveur
Arsene Mosca
as Loktar
Konstantin Aleksandrov
as Setine
Claude Brosset
as Le patron
Laurent Bateau
as Gardenborough
Said Amadis
as Le ministre égyptien
Eric Prat
as Plantieux
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