OSS 117 se déchaîne (1963)

• Year: 1963
• Released: 19 Jun 1963
• Country: France, Italy
• Adwords: 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141673/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oss_117_se_dechaine
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: French
• MPA Rating: N/A
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
• Runtime: 110 min
• Writer: Raymond Borel, Jean Bruce, Pierre Foucaud
• Director: André Hunebelle
• Cast: Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Sanders, Irina Demick
• Keywords: france, based on novel or book, spy, fistfight, sequel, scuba diving,

5.5/10

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Faithful to Jean Bruce

Oss 117 Se Dechaine was the first movie made about Jean Bruce’s secret agent character, Hubert Bonisseur De la Bath, a French CIA agent.

I was an avid reader of Bruce’s books and was very satisfied this first movie was such a faithful adaptation of one of his novels; actually, the movie was a combination of two novels, but remained very faithful to the story and characters, much the way From Russia With Love was faithful to Ian Fleming’s book (to a point.) The later movies, Banco a Bangkok and Furia a Bahia, though retaining the author’s original titles, did not remain faithful to the stories and diverged the way later James Bond movies diverged from their original book titles.

Very enjoyable, fun French Euro-spy movie

This film has a lighter, wittier touch than many Euro-spy pictures of the 1960’s. Yes, plenty of bad guys bite the dust, but the mood is not grim. Our male lead has a good amount of charm and a sense of humor. And he’s quite handsome. A big plus for this film, in my view, is that it convey a very French sense of gallantry and sophisticated flirting. Nadine Sanders, our leading lady here, is simply a knockout! Tall–very tall–with masses of blonde hair, model-slender, and with a wonderfully aristocratic, refined beauty; one wishes she had starred in a lot more films. Some reviewers suggest the pace is slow. I did not find it so. The movie held my interest throughout and never dragged. The story allows a real relationship to develop between the two leads, which is a huge asset. Also–I’m American, and watched it on dvd with subtitles; that worked fine. I’d say, if you like Euro-spy, give this one a try. I think you’ll like it.

Watchable, though more interesting than entertaining

While “OSS 117 Se Dechaine” (a.k.a. “OSS 117 is Unleased”) wasn’t the first filmed adaptation of the literary hero created by writer Jean Bruce, it was the first to come out after the international success of the James Bond movie “Dr. No”. Obviously, this movie was made with the intention of aping James Bond. However, if you are expecting this movie to be as hard hitting and action packed as a James Bond movie from the 1960s, you will probably be disappointed. There is more of a laid back attitude throughout instead of a feeling of tension or excitement. And there is very little action (though the few hand-to-hand combat sequences do pack some serious juice.) However, the movie is interesting that is portrays spying in a more realistic manner. There is always a feeling that whatever happens in this movie could very well have happened in real life. And while the movie does get slow at times, I personally was never bored, since the French perspective does add some charm and freshness. If you are looking for action, you better look elsewhere. But if you are tired of James Bond-style spy spoofing and want a more serious take on the subject of spying – and the idea of a French twist on the subject sounds interesting – the movie will keep you interested reasonably enough.