The Reluctant Spy
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| Directed by | Jean-Charles Dudrumet | 
| Written by | Michel Cousin Jean-Charles Dudrumet  | 
| Produced by | Films de la Licorne, Italgamma | 
| Starring | Jean Marais Geneviève Page  | 
| Music by | Georges Delerue | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 91 minutes | 
| Countries | France, Italy | 
| Language | French | 
| Box office | 1,803,068 admissions (France)[1] | 
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.[2][3]
It is a parody of espionage films.[2] It was followed by sequel Pleins feux sur Stanislas.[2]
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
- Jean Marais (Stanislas Evariste Dubois, director of an advertising agency)
 - Geneviève Page (Ursula Keller, museum guide)
 - Noël Roquevert (Inspector Mouton)
 - Gaia Germani (Andrea, the female spokesman)
 - Maurice Teynac (Alfred Thirios, the trafficker)
 - Jean Galland (Colonel Derblay, press relations officer)
 - Christian Marin (Lecanut, the secretary of Inspector Mouton)
 - Mathilde Casadessus (Maria Linas, the diva)
 - Marcelle Arnold (Miss Morin, the secretary of Stanislas)
 - Hélène Dieudonné (grandmother of Stanislas)
 - Germaine Dermoz (mother of Stanislas)
 - Yvonne Clech (the lady on the train)
 - Louis Arbessier (the museum director)
 - Robert Rollis (mailman)
 - Pierre Tornade (inspector)
 
References
- ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
 - ^ a b c Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.
 - ^ L’Honorable Stanislas, agent secret (1963) at the Films de France
 
External links
- The Reluctant Spy at IMDb
 - L’Honorable Stanislas, agent secret (1963) at the Films de France
 
