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The Reluctant Spy

1963 film

The Reluctant Spy (French: L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret, Italian: Spionaggio senza frontiere, also known as How to Be a Spy Without Even Trying) is a French-Italian spy-comedy film from 1963, directed by Jean-Charles Dudrumet, written by Michel Cousin, starring Jean Marais and Geneviève Page.[2][3]

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It is a parody of espionage films.[2] It was followed by sequel Pleins feux sur Stanislas.[2]

Plot

Stanislas Dubois is an ordinary businessman. When he meets a woman on a date in a restaurant, he takes off his coat. Upon leaving he confuses a similar coat with his own. Following this mix-up he becomes increasingly aware that something about him is attracting peculiar people. Hidden in his new coat is a microfilm which interests more than one secret service. After being drawn into the world of international espionage, a secret service of his own country hires him to lure enemy spies into a trap.

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
  2. [2]
    Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.
  3. [3]
    L’Honorable Stanislas, agent secret (1963) at the Films de France


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