OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

7.2 / 10 2006 1h 39mNR French
CrimeActionAdventureComedy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Jean Dujardin

Jean Dujardin

Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117

Lead
Bérénice Bejo

Bérénice Bejo

Larmina El Akmar Betouche

Aure Atika

Aure Atika

La princesse Al Tarouk

Philippe Lefebvre

Philippe Lefebvre

Jack Jefferson

Konstantin Aleksandrov

Konstantin Aleksandrov

Setine

Saïd Amadis

Saïd Amadis

Le ministre égyptien

Laurent Bateau

Laurent Bateau

Gardenborough

Claude Brosset

Claude Brosset

Le patron

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michel Hazanavicius's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker