series was the OSS 117 series of flix."Who?"
OSS 117!
"Never heard of him!"
Predating 007 in books (1949) and movies (1956), secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath was as popular in Europe and Asia as James Bond, but didn't make an impact in the USA.
Until 2008, when the film series, which ended in 1971, was revived and reformatted as a campy spoof featuring a overly-confident, but surprisingly-competent hero.
The first flick, Cairo: Nest of Spies
, turned into an arthouse and dvd rental hit in the US!The newest film, Lost in Rio
is already out on dvd, but you should catch it in the theatre while you can.
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