How to Destroy the Reputation of the Greatest Secret Agent...
Synopsis
When a secret agent is eaten by a shark in a telephone box, ace spy Bob Saint-Clair is sent on a mission to Mexico, to confront his arch-enemy Karpof, assisted by his beautiful partner Tatiana… Thus begins the latest pulp fiction novel by François Merlin, a lonely middle-aged writer who dreams of having a love affair with his neighbour Christine and of getting his revenge on his odious publisher Charron – fantasies which he plays out in his novels. One day, Christine borrows some of Merlin’s books and becomes obsessed with his fiction, finding plenty of material for her sociology thesis. Believing that she prefers his fictional hero to him, Merlin decides to destroy his fictional alter-ego Bob Saint-Clair...
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Director (1)
Actors (28)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producers : Simar Films, Les Films Ariane, Mondex Films
- Foreign production companies : Oceania Produzione Internazionale, Rizzoli Film
- Associate producer : Cerito Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
Full credits (16)
- Screenwriters : Francis Veber, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Philippe De Broca
- Director of Photography : René Mathelin
- Music Composer : Claude Bolling
- Assistant Director : Tony Aboyantz
- Editor : Henri Lanoë
- Sound Recordist : Jean Labussière
- Producers : Robert Amon, Georges Dancigers, Alexandre Mnouchkine
- Assistant Operators : Philippe Bordas, Jean-Paul Cornu
- Camera Operator : Jean-Paul Schwartz
- Production Manager : Alain Belmondo
- Assistant editors : Monique André, Catherine Dubeau
- Continuity supervisor : Suzanne Durrenberger
- Artistic Director : François De Lamothe
- Sound Mixer : Jean Nény
- Still Photographer : Maurice Chapiron
- Location Manager : Alain Pancrazi
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Action , Adventure
- Themes : Literature, Travel, Love
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France (70.0%), Italy (30.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy)
- Production year : 1973
- French release : 23/11/1973
- Runtime : 1 h 33 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 41018
- Visa issue date : 09/11/1973
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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