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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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OSS 117 Murder for Sale
"He bargained for love and murder...he couldn't afford to lose both!"
1968 1h 45m IT
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★5.7TMDB · 21
ActionCrime
Synopsis
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A secret agent is sent to the Middle East to destroy a gang of assassins.
“He bargained for love and murder...he couldn't afford to lose both!”
Where to watch · US
Cast
John Gavin
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath
Margaret Lee
Aïcha Melik
Curd Jürgens
Il Maggiore
Luciana Paluzzi
Maud
Robert Hossein
Dr. Saadi
Rosalba Neri
Conchita Esteban
George Eastman
Karas
Guido Alberti
Faruk Melik
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Renzo Cerrato
- Writers
- Renzo Cerrato, Michel Lévine, Jean-Pierre Desagnat
- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Countries
- France, Italy
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
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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 Renzo Cerrato, shot by Tonino Delli Colli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jolanda Benvenuti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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John Gavin and Margaret Lee and Curd Jürgens carry the top of the cast.
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The take
Renzo Cerrato directs. Tonino Delli Colli behind the camera. Jolanda Benvenuti cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
- 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 Renzo Cerrato, shot by Tonino Delli Colli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Editor Jolanda Benvenuti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8John Gavin and Margaret Lee and Curd Jürgens carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "He bargained for love and murder...he couldn't afford to lose both!".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0062099 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Tonino Delli Colli
- Editing
- Jolanda Benvenuti
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- 16
Part of
OSS 117 - The Original Films
The first eight 0SS 177 films released between 1956 and 1971.
Also by
Renzo Cerrato
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- DA
Da.Ma. Cinematografica
IT
- P.
P.A.C.
FR
Key crew
- MusicPiero Piccioni
- NovelJean Bruce
- ProducerAndré Hunebelle
- EditorJolanda Benvenuti
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- assassin
- middle east
- secret agent
- eurospy
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1968-09-2016
Also known as
International titles
- OSS 117 - Double AgentUS
- OSS 117 - Keine Rosen für OSS 117DE
- No Roses for OSS 117US
- OSS 117 Murder for SaleGB
- No hay flores para O.S.S. 117ES
- Pas de roses pour O.S.S. 117FR
- Murder for SaleUS
