OSS 117 aka Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath

Although OSS 117 is usually referred to in Anglophone countries as "The French James Bond", creator Jean Bruce wote the first OSS 117 adventure in 1949 predating Ian Fleming by four years. The first screen adventure also beat Bond to the screen in 1956.

 

With 205 OSS 117 novels published there is no shortage of material for screenplays. Several films were made that were based on Bruce's novels but for legal reasons used a different character name. These include "Cinq gars pour Singapour" and "Les bal des espions." Other films were OSS 117 adventures in all but name using the same actors. (e.g."Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut" and "Un killer per sua maestà")

 

The 21st Century spoofs with Jean Dujardin are impressively exacting recreations of the Eurospy genre.


The OSS 117 Films

  1. O.S.S. 117 n'est pas mort aka O.S.S. 117 Is Not Dead (1956) Played by Ivan Desny
  2. Niente rose per OSS 117 aka No Roses for OSS 117 (1968) Played by John Gavin
  3. OSS 117 prend des vacances (1970) Played by Luc Merenda 
  4. OSS 117 tue le taon (1971) Played by Alan Scott


The Kerwin Mathews Films

  1. OSS 117 se déchaîne (1963)
  2. Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117 aka Shadow of Evil (1964)


The Frederick Stafford Films

  1. Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 (1965)
  2. Atout coeur à Tokyo pour O.S.S. 117 (1966)

 

The Jean Dujardin Films

  1. OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d'espions aka OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
  2. OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus aka OSS 117 - Lost in Rio (2009)

OSS 117 n'est pas mort (1956 France)

OSS 117 se déchaîne (1963 France / Italy)

Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117 (1964 France / Italy)

Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 (1965 France / Italy)

Atout coeur à Tokyo pour OSS 117 (1966 France / Italy)

Pas de Roses Pour OSS 117 (1968 France / Italy)

OSS 117 Prend Des Vacances (1970 France / Italy / Brazil)

OSS 117 Le caire nid d'espions (2006 France)

OSS117 Rio ne répond plus (2009 France)