OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (1965)

OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (1965). 1h 39m

“Andre Hunebelle was the odd-job man of the French cinema.He made lousy comedies (u0026quot;taxi roulotte et corridau0026quot;which featured Louis de Funes before he became the biggest comic actor of his time) .But I remember him best as a swashbuckler specialist :between 1959 in 1962,he directed Jean Marais -who had seen better days with Jean Cocteauu0026#39;s works- in four of those flicks .u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBy 1963,winds had shifted ,with the coming of James Bond.u0026quot;Furia à Bahiau0026quot; was Hunebelleu0026#39;s third u0026quot;OSS 117u0026quot; effort.Unlike James Bond which was always played by Sean Connery till 1969,OSS 117 was the three- faced spy.First there was Kervin u0026quot;Sinbadu0026quot; Matthews and then John u0026quot;imitation of lifeu0026quot; Gavin,in the Italian episode.Hunebelle hired Frederick Stafford whose part may or may not help him become the lead in Hitchcoku0026#39;s u0026quot;Topazu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHunebelleu0026#39;s movie can boast a nice cinematography.The magnificent Brazilian landscapes make up for the triteness of the story:another man who wants to rule the world.Mylene Demongeot (check her name :they tried to make her another BB)and Catherine Rouvel are gorgeous ladies.Raymond Pellegrin is an excellent villain ( although this earnest thespian deserves much better!) However ,I like Hunebelleu0026#39;s swashbucklers best ,for they were part of me and my best friend u0026#39;s childhood.”