| The Great Spy Chase | |
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| Directed by | Georges Lautner |
| Written by | Michel Audiard Albert Simonin |
| Starring | Lino Ventura Mireille Darc Bernard Blier Francis Blanche |
| Music by | Michel Magne |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 118 mins |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Les Barbouzes (Barbouze being French slang for a spy, deriving from the idea that spies hide behind false beards) is a 1964 French cult comedy film, screened in the United States as The Great Spy Chase.[1] Starring Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier and Mireille Darc, with dialogue by Michel Audiard, it is an espionage caper built around the efforts of agents from various countries to extract valuable weaponry patents from the young and attractive widow of an international arms dealer.
- ^ "Great Spy Chase'". New York Times. Oct 6, 1966. p. 53.