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L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret (1963)

L'honorable Stanislas, agent secret poster
Original title
L'Honorable Stanislas, agent secret
Directed by
Jean-Charles Dudrumet
Genre
spy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in spy antics without meaning to. He stumbles through a series of comedic misadventures in a world of secret agents and international intrigue.

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What happens

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. It is a parody of espionage films. It was followed by sequel Pleins feux sur Stanislas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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