The Reluctant Spy
The Reluctant Spy (, , 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.
Plot
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.
Cast
- André Gille
- Christian Lude
- Christian Marin
- Geneviève Page
- Georges Bever
- Germaine Dermoz
- Hélène Dieudonné
- Henri Guégan
- Jacques-Henri Duval
- Jean Franval
- Jean Galland
- Jean-Henri Chambois
- Jean-Loup Reynold
- Jean Marais
- Jean-Pierre Zola
- Jean Rupert
- Jean Sylvain
- Jimmy Perrys
- Louis Arbessier
- Made Siamé
- Marcel Loche
- Marcelle Arnold
- Mathilde Casadesus
- Maurice Teynac
- Max Montavon
- Michel Dacquin
- Michel Seldow
- Noël Roquevert
- Paul Faivre
- Paulette Noizeux
- Pierre Moncorbier
- Pierre Tornade
- Raoul Billerey
- Robert Rollis
- Robert Seller
- Yvonne Clech
More details
| author | Jean-Charles Dudrumet Michel Cousin |
|---|---|
| director | Jean-Charles Dudrumet |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | espionage microfilm secret service |
| musicBy | Georges Delerue |
| producer | Films de la Licorne, Italgamma |
| theme | spy comedy |