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The Great Spy Chase (1964)

Genre : Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Georges Lautner

Synopsis

A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.

Actors

Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura
Francis Lagneau
Francis Blanche
Francis Blanche
Boris Vassiliev
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
Eusebio Cafarelli
Mireille Darc
Mireille Darc
Amaranthe
Jess Hahn
Jess Hahn
Commodore O'Brien
André Weber
André Weber
Rudolphe Rossini
Louis Arbessier
Louis Arbessier
Swiss colonel
Jacques Balutin
Jacques Balutin
Customs officer
Françoise Giret
Françoise Giret
Mrs. Pauline
Violette Marceau
Violette Marceau
Lucienne, aka Rosalinde
Anne-Marie Blot
Anne-Marie Blot
One of Mrs. Pauline's daughters
Yves Elliot
Yves Elliot
Jean-Pierre Moutier
Jean-Pierre Moutier
Employee of the Colonel
Michel Duplaix
Michel Duplaix
Barbouze with Fiduc
Gérard Darrieu
Gérard Darrieu
Agent Fiduc
Luce Bonifassy
Luce Bonifassy
Lutz Gabor
Lutz Gabor
German Colonel
Raoul Saint-Yves
Raoul Saint-Yves
Sleeper employee
Philippe Castelli
Philippe Castelli
Istanbul hotel receptionist
Robert Secq
Robert Secq
Constantin Benard Shah
Charles Millot
Charles Millot
Hans Müller
Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert
Colonel Lanoix
Ham-Chau Luong
Ham-Chau Luong
Chinese on the train (uncredited)
Michel Dacquin
Michel Dacquin
Barbouze of the train (uncredited)
Robert Dalban
Robert Dalban
Truck driver (uncredited)
Hubert Deschamps
Hubert Deschamps
Customs officer (uncredited)
Marius Gaidon
Marius Gaidon
Stabbed spy (uncredited)
Georges Guéret
Georges Guéret
American in Lisbon (uncredited)
Monique Mélinand
Monique Mélinand
Mrs. Lagneau (uncredited)
Pierre-Jean Vaillard
Pierre-Jean Vaillard
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crews

Georges Lautner
Georges Lautner
Director
Albert Simonin
Albert Simonin
Writer
Michel Magne
Michel Magne
Original Music Composer
Michelle David
Michelle David
Editor
Maurice Fellous
Maurice Fellous
Director of Photography
Michel Audiard
Michel Audiard
Writer
Jean Mottet
Jean Mottet
Producer
Robert Sussfeld
Robert Sussfeld
Producer
Jacques D'Ovidio
Jacques D'Ovidio
Production Design
Louis Germain
Louis Germain
Set Decoration
Micheline Chaperon
Micheline Chaperon
Makeup Artist
René Longuet
René Longuet
Sound Editor

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