OSS 117 – Double Agent
OSS 117 – Double Agent is a 1968 Eurospy film about agent OSS 117, starring John Gavin.
Plot
Cast
- John Gavin as Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117, alias William Chandler
- Margaret [Lee |Margaret Lee] as Aïcha Melik
- Curd Jürgens 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
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.