OSS 117 – Double Agent

OSS 117 – Double Agent

Italian film poster
Directed by Jean-Pierre Desagnat
Renzo Cerrato
André Hunebelle
Produced by André Hunebelle
Written by Renzo Cerrato
Jean-Pierre Desagnat
Pierre Foucaud
Michel Lévine
Based on Pas de roses pour OSS 117 by Jean Bruce
Starring John Gavin
Curt Jurgens
Luciana Paluzzi
Margaret Lee
Music by Piero Piccioni
Cinematography Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by Jolanda Benvenuti
Distributed by Maron Films
Release date
 July 28, 1968
Running time
 105 minutes
Country Italy
France
Language English
Box office 1,226,223 admissions (France)[1]

OSS 117 – Double Agent is a 1968 Eurospy film about agent OSS 117, starring John Gavin.

It was also known as OSS 117: Murder for Sale or No Roses for OSS 117 (Pas de Roses pour OSS 117).

Production

Frederick Stafford did not reprise his role as he was filming Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz and was replaced by John Gavin.[2]The film used an idea of having the hero undergo plastic surgery to fool his enemies, an idea discarded by the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) that was being filmed at the same time.

The film was shot in Rome and Tunisia. It was known during production as No Roses for Robert.[3]

Reception

The film was only a moderate success at the box office in France – the 40th most popular film of the year.[4]

It was not released in the US despite Gavin's presence in the lead role. However the film did help Gavin be cast, briefly, as James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever (1971).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Top box office hits in France in 1968 at Box Office Story
  2. 1 2 Philippe Lombard, "No Roses for OSS11" Production information at Historie de Tournages
  3. ↑ MOVIE CALL SHEET: John Gavin Set for Role Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 09 Feb 1968: c15.
  4. ↑ "French box office 1968". Box Office Story.
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