The Reluctant Spy | |
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Directed by | Jean-Charles Dudrumet |
Written by |
Michel Cousin Jean-Charles Dudrumet |
Produced by | Films de la Licorne, Italgamma |
Starring |
Jean Marais Geneviève Page |
Music by | Georges Delerue |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Countries | France, Italy |
Language | French |
Box office | 1,803,068 admissions (France) [1] |
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]
It is a parody of espionage films. [2] It was followed by sequel Pleins feux sur Stanislas. [2]
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.