Line #11 Film/OSS117


1	This page regroups the films adapted from (or inspired by) the ''OSS 117'' SpyFiction novels by French writer Jean Bruce, about the adventures of the eponymous secret agent, Hubert Bonnisseur de La Bath, {{code name}} [[YouAreNumberSix OSS 117]], created in 1949.
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3	!!Older spy films
4	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oss117.jpeg]]
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6	The older ''OSS 117'' films haven't all been made by the same production house over the years. The most well-known ones are those of the series produced by Creator/{{Gaumont}} in TheSixties, which [[FollowTheLeader were undoubtedly influenced]] by the success of [[Film/JamesBond that other spy film series]].
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8	[[index]]
9	* ''Film/OSS117IsNotDead'' (''OSS 117 n'est pas mort'', 1957), starring Ivan Desny[[/index]]
10	* 1960s film series produced by Gaumont:
11	** ''OSS 117 is unleashed'' (''OSS 117 se déchaîne'', 1963), starring Creator/KerwinMatthews
12	** ''OSS 117: Panic in Bangkok'' (''Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117'', 1964), starring Kerwin Mathews
13	** ''OSS 117: Mission for a Killer'' (''Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117'', 1965), starring Kerwin Mathews
14	** ''OSS 117: Mission to Tokyo'' (''Atout cœur à Tokyo pour OSS 117'', 1966), starring Frederick Stafford
15	** ''OSS 117 - Double Agent'' (''Pas de roses pour OSS 117'', 1968), starring Creator/JohnGavin
16	* ''OSS 117 takes a Vacation'' (''OSS 117 prend des vacances'', 1970), starring Luc Merenda
17	* ''OSS 117 kills the Horsefly'' (''OSS 117 tue le taon'', 1971 TV film), starring Alan Scott
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19	!!Modern spy comedy films
20	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oss117dujardin.jpg]]
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22	The revival/reboot of the franchise since 2006 is defined by a radical {{tone\|shift}} (and even {{genre\|shift}}) shift, turning into a {{parody}}/{{satire}} that mercilessly lampoons the very genre, mentalities and political/historical eras the franchise originated in. They all star Creator/JeanDujardin as 117, and two of them were directed by Creator/MichelHazanavicius.
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24	[[index]]
25	* ''Film/OSS117CairoNestOfSpies'' (''OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions'', 2006)
26	* ''Film/OSS117LostInRio'' (''OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus'', 2009)
27	* ''Film/OSS117FromAfricaWithLove'' (''OSS 117: Alerte Rouge en Afrique noire'', 2021)
28	[[/index]]
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30	!!Tropes for the ''OSS 117'' films in general:
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32	* PreppyName: "Hubert Bonnisseur de La Bath".
33	* ToneShift:
34	** The early films (from 1957 to 1971) generally stuck to the SpyFiction genre without veering too much into comedic territory. The 2000s films starring Jean Dujardin are straight-up {{parod\|y}}ies of the spy genre meanwhile, being {{farc\|e}}ical from the first scene to the last.
35	** Spy fiction-wise, the 1950s film was rather Stale Beer, then the 1960s films went full Martini flavored. The recent films since the 2000s are unabashedly Margaritas.
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37	!!Tropes for the Jean Dujardin films:
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39	* AdaptationalNationality: Hubert is American (with French ancestry) in both the books and the older films, or at least his nationality was left ambiguous at best at times. He became purely and unambiguously French in the Jean Dujardin films.
40	* CringeComedy: There's no shortage of moments in which OSS 117 embarrasses his female alter egos and people around him by being an all-around ignorant and awkward jackass.
41	* HistoricalInJoke:
42	** The 1950s French political context is lampooned in the first film, with 117's colonialist and chauvinistic mentality and his over-the-top affection for (space-filling nonentity) then-French President René Coty.
43	** A number of jokes concern LesCollaborateurs in the second film.
44	* IdiotHero: These films turned OSS 117 into a [[InnocentlyInsensitive paternalistically racist, culturally insensitive]], short-sighted, overconfident and nigh-clueless idiot. He has other qualities that allow him to triumph of numerous odds nonetheless, such as his [[BornLucky luck]], his {{determinat\|or}}ion, his fighting skills, and being occasionally cunning.
45	* LogoJoke: All three films use period-appropriate Gaumont logos (respectively, TheFifties, TheSixties and TheEighties). Seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buGO-iuylKQ here]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hej6EAqV0KM here]] and [[https://youtu.be/HB6BPlzrHXQ here]].
46	* {{Parody}}: Of 1950s-1960s Eurospy fiction predominantly (including the original OSS 117 fictions), with some lampooning of the Creator/SeanConnery era Film/JamesBond films thrown in for good measure.
47	* ThoseWackyNazis:
48	** One of 117's numerous enemies in ''Cairo Nest of Spies'' is Colonel Gerhard Moeller, a former enemy of 117 during World War II, who set up shop in Egypt after the war. The "wacky" part comes from the homoerotic memories he has of his late comrade, which mirrors those of 117.
49	** Heinrich Von Zimmel, the BigBad of ''Lost in Rio'', is a NaziGrandpa who [[ArgentinaIsNaziland settled in Brazil]]. Wacky antics of his include failing to "establish the Fourth Reich", so he'll try to "establish a ''Fifth Reich''", or [[invoked]]''[[CrossesTheLineTwice replacing Jews by Nazis]]'' in Shylock's famous tirade from Act 3 Scene 1 of ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice''.

Context Film / OSS117