OSS 117 Is Not Dead
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| name = OSS 117 n'est pas mort
| image = File:OSS 117 Is Not Dead.jpg
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| director = Jean Sacha
| producer = Albert Bauer
| writer = Jacques Berland {{small|Screenplay}}
Jean Lévitte
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Jean Bruce
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| starring = Ivan Desny
| music = Jean Marion
| cinematography = Marcel Weiss
| editing =
| studio = Globe Omnium Films {{Cite news|url= http://www.notrecinema.com/communaute/v1_detail_film.php3?lefilm=21200 |title= Sociétés de production: Globe Omnium Films
|accessdate=2012-07-15 }}
| distributor = Republic Pictures (USA)
| released = {{Film date|1957|08|14|ref1={{Cite news|url= http://www.cinema-francais.fr/les_films/films_s/films_sacha_jean/oss_117_n_est_pas_mort.htm |title= Sortie le 14 août 1957|accessdate=2012-07-15}}}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
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OSS 117 n'est pas mort is the 1957 film debut of Jean Bruce's fictitious secret agent Hubert Bonnisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117, and the beginning of a long-lasting series.{{Cite magazine|url= https://entertainment.time.com/2012/02/17/the-oss-117-films-michel-hazanavicius-warmup-for-the-artist/ |title= The film series began with the 1957 OSS 117 Is Not Dead, starring Ivan Desny and directed by Jean Sacha|access-date=2012-07-15 |location=New York|magazine= Time|first=Richard|last=Corliss |date=2012-02-17}} It was released in the United States by Republic Pictures under the title OSS 117 is Not Dead in 1959p. 137 Martin, Len D. The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects, and Training Films of Republic Pictures Corporation, 1935-1959 McFarland, 01/07/1998
Synopsis
OSS 117 is asked for help by a female acquaintance Muriel Rousset. She beseeches him to retrieve secret documents which have been stolen from Sir Anthony Lead, the father of Anita and Marion. He complies with her wish and no obstacle or danger can hinder him from meeting her expectations.
Cast
- Ivan Desny as Hubert Bonnisseur de La Bath (alias OSS 117)
- Magali Noël as Muriel Rousset
- Yves Vincent as Boris Obarian
- Danik Patisson as Anita Lead
- Marie Déa as Marion Lead
- André Valmy as Joseph Sliven
- Béatrice Arnac as Nahedad Sin
Background
Jean Bruce started publishing OSS 117 novels in 1949, four years before Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel was released.{{Cite news|url= http://kisskisskillkillarchive.com/poster-gallery/oss-117/|title= Although OSS 117 is usually referred to in Anglophone countries as "The French James Bond", creator Jean Bruce wrote the first OSS 117 adventure in 1949 predating Ian Fleming by four years|accessdate=2012-07-15|work=kisskisskillkillarchive.com}} This first film adaptation of OSS 117 also preceded Bond on the silver screen,{{Cite news|url= http://www.reelingreviews.com/oss117lostinrio.htm
|title= the first OSS-117 movie, "O.S.S. 117 Is Not Dead" hit the big screen in the 1956, predating the first James Bond flick, "Dr. No (1962)"|accessdate=2012-07-15 |work= reelingreviews.com|first=Robin and Laura|last=Clifford}} although the very first Bond adaptation premiered on U.S. television in 1954.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0139505}}
- {{YouTube|id=Isz4yifzhzY |title= "OSS 117 n'est pas mort" Trailer}} (English)
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Category:1950s spy thriller films
Category:French spy thriller films
Category:Republic Pictures films
Category:French black-and-white films