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'IXE-13' is a Canadian spy comedy film, directed by Jacques Godbout and released in 1971.Gerald Pratley, 'A Century of Canadian Cinema'. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 110.
Made in conjunction with the sketch comedy troupe Les Cyniques, the film stars Andr Dubois as Jean "IXE-13" Thibault, the "Ace of Canadian Spies", who sets off to save his fiance Gisle after she is kidnapped while IXE-13 is on a mission.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/ixe-13-jacques-godbout/ "IXE-13 Film de Jacques Godbout"]. 'Films du Qubec', February 17, 2009. Louise Forestier also stars in a dual role as both Gisle and Taya, the "Queen of the Chinese Communists" who undergoes plastic surgery to look like Gisle as part of her plot to get close enough to IXE-13 to kill him. Its cast also includes Serge Grenier, Marc Laurendeau, Marcel Saint-Germain, Louisette Dussault, Carole Laure and Luce Guilbeault.
The film was based on Paul Daignault's 'Les Aventures tranges de l'Agent IXE-13' series of pulp spy stories.Paul Corupe, [https://offscreen.com/view/ixe_13 "Double O-Canada: Decoding IXE-13 from Page to Screen"]. 'Off Screen', Volume 9, Issue 5 (May 2005).
The film premiered theatrically in late 1971, before opening commercially in January 1972.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/aujourd-hui-l-histoire/segments/entrevue/116180/ixe13-cyniques-jacques-godbout-pierre-daignault-saurel "IXE-13, un immense succs ddition et un film culte"]. Ici Radio-Canada Premire, May 1, 2019.
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