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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

CrimeActionAdventureComedy3.6

Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue.Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue.

April 19, 2006 · Directed by Michel Hazanavicius

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Cast & crew

Jean Dujardin
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117
Bérénice Bejo
Larmina El Akmar Betouche
Aure Atika
La princesse Al Tarouk
Philippe Lefebvre
Jack Jefferson
Konstantin Aleksandrov
Setine
Saïd Amadis
Le ministre égyptien
Laurent Bateau
Gardenborough
Claude Brosset
Le patron
François Damiens
Raymond Pelletier
Youssef Hamid
L'imam
Khalid Maadour
Le suiveur
Arsène Mosca
Loktar

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