OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, A.K.A. OSS 117, is the French spy considered by his superiors to be the best in the business…
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, A.K.A. OSS 117, is the French spy considered by his superiors to be the best in the business. The year is 1967 - he's been sent on a mission to Rio de Janeiro, to find a former high-ranking Nazi who went into exile in South America after the war. His eventful investigation takes him all across Brazil, from Rio to Brasilia and the Iguazu Falls, accompanied by a charming Mossad agent who is also looking for the Nazi. The man is charming, and so is the young woman. Set to the strains of bossa nova, their tale is by turns an adventure and a love story. —The Film Catalogue After a wild party in Gstaad in 1967, Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, alias OSS 117 (Jean Dujardin), a French spy, receives a new assignment from his boss. Professor von Zimmel (Rüdiger Vogler), a former Nazi, has fled to Rio and is blackmailing France with a secret list containing the names of high-ranking men who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II. Under a false name, which he was once again not allowed to choose himself, and disguised as a journalist, OSS 117 arrives in Rio with a suitcase full of money. The first handover fails. In addition, OSS 117 is being followed by a Chinese man who has a score to settle with the agent from Gstaad. Soon, OSS 117 makes an interesting acquaintance: Mossad wants to hire him. The Israeli agents, including the attractive Dolores (Louise Monot), a lieutenant colonel in the army, are to work with him. The goal is to bring Zimmel, like Eichmann, to Israel to stand trial there. Accompanied by von Zimmel's son Heinrich (Alex Lutz), who lives with hippies on the beach, OSS 117 and Dolores set out to find von Zimmel. Because of the crazy Chinese man, the three crash their small plane over the jungle on their way to Brasilia. When they finally reach the city, a large costume ball in a castle turns out to be a secret Nazi party. The host is von Zimmel, who presents his idea of the "Fifth Reich." And Heinrich is not who he claims to be either. But nothing can stop OSS and Dolores. The final confrontation between OSS and von Zimmel, who initially manages to escape again and again, even from the hospital, takes place on the Jesus statue high above Rio. —ZDF
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Action,Adventure,Comedy
Film Details
Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, A.K.A. OSS 117, is the French spy considered by his superiors to be the best in the business.
The year is 1967 - he's been sent on a mission to Rio de Janeiro, to find a former high-ranking Nazi who went into exile in South America after the war. His eventful investigation takes him all across Brazil, from Rio to Brasilia and the Iguazu Falls, accompanied by a charming Mossad agent who is also looking for the Nazi. The man is charming, and so is the young woman.
Set to the strains of bossa nova, their tale is by turns an adventure and a love story. —The Film Catalogue After a wild party in Gstaad in 1967, Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, alias OSS 117 (Jean Dujardin), a French spy, receives a new assignment from his boss. Professor von Zimmel (Rüdiger Vogler), a former Nazi, has fled to Rio and is blackmailing France with a secret list containing the names of high-ranking men who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
Under a false name, which he was once again not allowed to choose himself, and disguised as a journalist, OSS 117 arrives in Rio with a suitcase full of money. The first handover fails. In addition, OSS 117 is being followed by a Chinese man who has a score to settle with the agent from Gstaad.
Soon, OSS 117 makes an interesting acquaintance: Mossad wants to hire him. The Israeli agents, including the attractive Dolores (Louise Monot), a lieutenant colonel in the army, are to work with him. The goal is to bring Zimmel, like Eichmann, to Israel to stand trial there.
Accompanied by von Zimmel's son Heinrich (Alex Lutz), who lives with hippies on the beach, OSS 117 and Dolores set out to find von Zimmel. Because of the crazy Chinese man, the three crash their small plane over the jungle on their way to Brasilia. When they finally reach the city, a large costume ball in a castle turns out to be a secret Nazi party.
The host is von Zimmel, who presents his idea of the "Fifth Reich." And Heinrich is not who he claims to be either. But nothing can stop OSS and Dolores. The final confrontation between OSS and von Zimmel, who initially manages to escape again and again, even from the hospital, takes place on the Jesus statue high above Rio.
—ZDF.