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ERA
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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Frederick Stafford
Hubert Bonnisseur de la Bath
Mylène Demongeot
Anna-Maria Sulza
Raymond Pellegrin
Leandro
Perrette Pradier
Consuela Moroni
Annie Anderson
Consuela Moroni
Jacques Riberolles
Miguel Sulza
François Maistre
Carlos
Yves Furet
Clark
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- André Hunebelle
- Writers
- André Hunebelle, Pierre Foucaud, Jean Halain
- Languages
- German, French
- Countries
- France, Italy
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
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ERA
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Part of the "OSS 117 - The Original Films" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by André Hunebelle, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Michel Magne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jean Feyte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
André Hunebelle directs. Marcel Grignon behind the camera. Michel Magne scores. Jean Feyte cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in German, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
- 3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
- 4Part of the "OSS 117 - The Original Films" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Directed by André Hunebelle, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Original score by Michel Magne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 8Editor Jean Feyte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 9Frederick Stafford and Mylène Demongeot and Raymond Pellegrin carry the top of the cast.
- 10Marketing tagline: "His orders : "Kill or be killed!"".
- 11IMDB entry: tt0059206 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 12Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Marcel Grignon
- Original score
- Michel Magne
- Editing
- Jean Feyte
- Production design
- Paul-Louis Boutié
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Part of
OSS 117 - The Original Films
The first eight 0SS 177 films released between 1956 and 1971.
Also by
André Hunebelle
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PR
Production Artistique et Cinématographique (PAC)
Key crew
- EditorJean Feyte
- Production DesignPaul-Louis Boutié
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- secret agent
- eurospy
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1966-09-01
Also known as
International titles
- O Agente OSS 117BR
- Furia en bahíaES
- Oss 117 furia a BahiaIT
- OSS 117: Mission for a KillerUS
- Fúria na BahiaBR
- OSS 117 - Pulverfass BahiaCH
