OSS 117 – Double Agent
OSS 117 – Double Agent (also known as OSS 117: Murder for Sale or No Roses for OSS 117 ("Pas de Roses pour OSS 117") is a 1968 Eurospy film about agent OSS 117, starring John Gavin.
Jean Bruce
Jean Bruce( 22 March 1921- 26 March 1963), born Jean Brochet, was a prolific French popular writer.
He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Jean Alexandre, Jean Alexandre Brochet, Jean- Martin Rouan, and Joyce Lindsay.
He died in a car accident in 1963 at the age of 42.
He is particularly known for the adventures of secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, aka OSS 117, of which many novels were adapted for the screen in the 1960s.
Bruce's first OSS 117 novel appeared in 1949.
He wrote prolifically with 91 OSS 117 novels and many others before his death in a Jaguar sports car crash.
Though the first" OSS 117 Is Not Dead" film with Ivan Desny in the lead was already made in 1957, a popular series of several OSS 117 films started no earlier than in 1963, following the French release of" Dr. No" with Kerwin Mathews in two, director André Hunebelle's discovery Frederick Stafford in two more, John Gavin in one( replacing Stafford who was starring in Alfred Hitchcock's" Topaz", then with Luc Merenda and Alan Scott in two in the 1970s that were French made for TV films.
In 2006 the action spoof starring Jean Dujardin as OSS 117 became a surprise international hit.
After his death, his wife Josette Bruce( who died in 1996) continued to write 143 new titles for the OSS 117 character beginning in 1966 until her death.
After her death their son and daughter François and Martine Bruce wrote 24 books up until 1992.
Films of some of Bruce's other books such as" Le vicomte règle ses comptes The Viscount") with Kerwin Mathews and" Cinq Gars pour Singapour Five Ashore in Singapore") with Sean Flynn were made.
Jean- Paul Belmondo played both a Jean Bruce type writer and his OSS 117 type creation in Philippe de Broca's" Le Magnifique".
Michel Boisrond
Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais – 10 November 2002, La Celle-Saint-Cloud) was a French film director and screenwriter.
His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s.
OSS 117 Mission for a Killer
Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117( released in the United States as OSS 117- Mission for a Killer) is a 1965 French/ Italian international co-production Eurospy spy- fi film.
It was the third OSS 117 film directed by André Hunebelle and produced by Paul Cadéac.
Frederick Stafford made his film debut taking over the role of OSS 117 from Kerwin Mathews.
The film was shot on Brazilian locations and featured action scenes arranged by Hunebelle's stunt coordinator Claude Carliez with production design by Paul- Louis Boutié.
It was based on Jean Bruce's 1955 novel" Dernier quart d' heure" his 44th OSS 117 book that was published in English in 1965 under the title" Live Wire"( UK) and" The Last Quarter Hour"( USA).
The American edition featured commentary by Pierre Salinger, who was acquainted with Josette Bruce, Jean Bruce's widow.
Josette would take up writing OSS 117 novels in 1966.
Shadow of Evil
Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117 released in the USA as Shadow of Evil is a 1964 French/ Italian international co-production Eurospy spy- fi film.
It was based on Jean Bruce's 1960 novel" Lila de Calcutta", the 74th OSS 117 novel.
It was the second OSS 117 film directed by André Hunebelle and produced by Paul Cadéac, the first in the series in colour, the first co-produced by the Italian company Da. Ma. Cinematografica and the last to star Kerwin Mathews as OSS 117.
The film was shot on Thai locations and featured action scenes arranged by Hunebelle's stunt coordinator Claude Carliez with production design by René Moulaert.
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
OSS 117:
Lost in Rio released in France as OSS 117:
Rio ne répond plus( stylized as OSS 117:
Rio ne répond plus ...), is a 2009 French spy comedy film directed and co-written by Michel Hazanavicius.
It is a sequel to Hazanavicius', and see Jean Dujardin reprising his role as French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/ OSS 117.
Set in 1967," Lost in Rio" sees OSS 117 sent to Brazil in order to retrieve a microfilm list of French Nazi sympathizers, only to once again unknowingly set foot into a bigger international intrigue.
Like the first film," Lost in Rio" is based on the OSS 117 character from the novels by Jean Bruce, but acts as a parody rather than a faithful adaptation.
The original title literally translates to" OSS 117: Rio does n't respond anymore", a reference to the 1932 film" F.P.1 Does n't Respond".
OSS 117 Is Unleashed
OSS
117 Is Unleashed aka OSS 117 se déchaîne is a 1963 French spy film starring Kerwin Mathews.
It is part of the OSS 117 series.
OSS 117 Is Not Dead
OSS 117 n'est pas mort is the film debut of Jean Bruce's fictitious secret agent" Hubert Bonnisseur de La Bath( alias OSS 117)" and the beginning of a long- lasting series.
It was released in the United States by Republic Pictures under the title OSS 117 Is Not Dead in 1959
OSS 117 Takes a Vacation
OSS 117 takes a vacation/ Hot Holidays for OSS 117/ OSS 117 prend des vacances is a French/ Brazilian international co-production 1970 spy film directed by Pierre Kalfon who also co-wrote and co-produced the film.
It starred Luc Merenda, Edwige Feuillère and Elsa Martinelli.
The film is one of the OSS 117 series of films, and was based on the 1968 novel" Vacances Pour OSS 117" by Josette Bruce the widow of Jean Bruce who also co-wrote the film.
The film was shot in Guarujá.
Atout cœur à Tokyo pour OSS 117
Atout cœur
à Tokyo pour OSS 117
(English: "
Trump-Card in the Heart of Tokyo for OSS 117") is a 1966 French Eurospy spy-fi film.
It was the fourth OSS 117 film of the 1960s, directed by Michel Boisrond, presented by the director of the three previous 1960's OSS films, André Hunebelle and produced by Paul Cadéac.
Frederick Stafford makes his second and last appearance as OSS 117.
The film was shot on Japanese locations and featured action scenes arranged by Hunebelle's stunt coordinator Claude Carliez with production design by Max Douy.
Though based on Jean Bruce's character, the film features an original story by the first James Bond director Terence Young.
The film was released a year before the James Bond film "
You Only Live Twice" and has some similarities to that film and the future James Bond film "
The Spy Who Loved Me" as well as previous 007 films such as "Thunderball".

Question: Where did the director of film Atout Cœur À Tokyo Pour Oss 117 die?
Answer: La Celle-Saint-Cloud