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OSS 117 Double Agent
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Wikipedia article
'OSS 117 Double Agent' (also known as 'OSS 117: Murder for Sale' or 'No Roses for OSS 117' ('Pas de Roses pour OSS 117')) is a 1968 Eurospy film about agent OSS 117, starring John Gavin.
Cast
* John Gavin as Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117, alias William Chandler
* Margaret Lee as Acha Melik
* Curd Jrgens as the Major
* Luciana Paluzzi as Maud the doctor
* Robert Hossein as Dr Saadi
* Rosalba Neri as Conchita
* George Eastman as Karas
* Guido Alberti as Farouk Melik
* Piero Lulli as Heinrich Van Dyck
* Renato Baldini as MacLeod
* Luciano Bonanni as a policeman
Production
Frederick Stafford did not reprise his role as he was filming Alfred Hitchcock's 'Topaz' and was replaced by John Gavin.[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=fr&u=http://www.devildead.com/histoiresdetournages/index.php%3Fidart%3D16&usg=ALkJrhh2Pg7ydGvCFqO8LFPIFFIJESCsYA Philippe Lombard, "No Roses for OSS11" Production information] at Historie de Tournages 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'.
Reception
The film was only a moderate success at the box office in France the 40th most popular film of the year.
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).
References
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