The Great Spy Chase
| The Great Spy Chase | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Georges Lautner |
| Written by | Michel Audiard Albert Simonin |
| Starring | Lino Ventura Mireille Darc Bernard Blier Francis Blanche |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures (US) |
Release dates | 1964 (France) 1966 (USA) |
Running time | 118 mins |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Great Spy Chase – Les Barbouzes in French (Barbouze being French slang for a spy, deriving from the idea that spies hide behind false beards) is a 1964 French cult comedy film.[1]
Plot
On the death of arms dealer Constantin Bernard Shah, his lovely widow Amaranth is the only source for the patents on atomic weapons. From the day of his funeral, Amaranth (Mireille Darc) is pursued by his fake French cousin Francis Lagneau (Lino Ventura), his fake German psychoanalist Hans Müller, his fake Russian step-brother Boris Vassillief (Francis Blanche), and his fake Swiss confessor Louis Arbessier (Bernard Blier). The plot is complicated by the wealthy American Commodore O'Brien (Jess Hahn) and many Chinese spies.
References
- ^ Great Spy Chase' New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 06 Oct 1966: 53
External links
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