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5.2/10
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Agent OSS 117 infiltrates an organization that specializes in political assassinations, by assuming the identity of one of its top assassins.Agent OSS 117 infiltrates an organization that specializes in political assassinations, by assuming the identity of one of its top assassins.Agent OSS 117 infiltrates an organization that specializes in political assassinations, by assuming the identity of one of its top assassins.
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- 1 nomination
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- TriviaJohn Gavin played secret agent OSS 117 in this Eurospy picture and when it came to re-cast the character of James Bond after George Lazenby's departure from the part after On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Gavin initially won the role of James Bond to first appear in Diamonds Are Forever (1971). At the last minute Sean Connery agreed to return as Bond for the sixth time in a two-picture deal and at an astronomical salary for the time. Producer Albert R. Broccoli insisted that Gavin be paid the full salary called for in his contract.
- Alternate versionsThe film has an Italian and a French versions by two directors, working under the supervision of Andre Hunebelle.
- ConnectionsFollowed by OSS 117 prend des vacances (1970)
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Infiltrating a Secret Criminal Organization
After a series of high-profile assassinations the United States decides to assign OSS Agent 117 "Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath" (John Gavin) to investigate. To that effect, in order to obtain some credibility with this unknown organization and help him to gain access within it he has plastic surgery to resemble a wanted and very dangerous criminal. Sure enough, he is accepted rather quickly but what he doesn't know is that the person in charge-known simply as "The Major" (Curd Jurgens)-is quite suspicious and has his own internal network which continually maintains surveillance on everyone. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was the first film in which John Gavin appeared as OSS Agent 117 and he performed quite admirably in that regard. Along with that, I thought that the plot was quite entertaining with Margaret Lee (as "Aicha Malik") also putting in a credible performance. Admittedly, I was rather disappointed with the limited screen time for both Luciana Paluzzi (as "Maud") and the aforementioned Curd Jurgens but all things considered I found this to be a solid EuroSpy film and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
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- Murder for Sale
- Filming locations
- Villa Parisi, Frascati, Rome, Lazio, Italy(The villa of Maggiore)
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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