The Great Spy Chase

1h 45min

Comedy

Action

Thriller

A cold-war spy parody. After the death of an armaments manufacturer, an international group of spies is drawn into a high-stakes battle of wits to obtain the valuable military patents which have been inherited by the lovely widow.

Production Companies

Corona Cinematografica

S.N.E. Gaumont

Sicilia Cinematografica

Ultra Film

American International Pictures

Cast

Lino Ventura

Lino Ventura

Francis Lagneau
Francis Blanche

Francis Blanche

Boris Vassiliev
Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Eusebio Cafarelli
Mireille Darc

Mireille Darc

Amaranthe
Jess Hahn

Jess Hahn

Commodore O'Brien
André Weber

André Weber

Rudolphe Rossini
Louis Arbessier

Louis Arbessier

Swiss colonel
Jacques Balutin

Jacques Balutin

Customs officer
Françoise Giret

Françoise Giret

Mrs. Pauline
Violette Marceau

Violette Marceau

Lucienne, aka Rosalinde
Anne-Marie Blot

Anne-Marie Blot

One of Mrs. Pauline's daughters
Jean-Pierre Moutier

Jean-Pierre Moutier

Employee of the Colonel
Michel Duplaix

Michel Duplaix

Barbouze with Fiduc
Gérard Darrieu

Gérard Darrieu

Agent Fiduc
Lutz Gabor

Lutz Gabor

German Colonel
Raoul Saint-Yves

Raoul Saint-Yves

Sleeper employee
Philippe Castelli

Philippe Castelli

Istanbul hotel receptionist
Robert Secq

Robert Secq

Constantin Benard Shah
Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Hans Müller
Noël Roquevert

Noël Roquevert

Colonel Lanoix
Ham Chau Luong

Ham Chau Luong

Chinese on the train (uncredited)
Michel Dacquin

Michel Dacquin

Barbouze of the train (uncredited)
Robert Dalban

Robert Dalban

Truck driver (uncredited)
Hubert Deschamps

Hubert Deschamps

Customs officer (uncredited)
Marius Gaidon

Marius Gaidon

Stabbed spy (uncredited)
Georges Guéret

Georges Guéret

American in Lisbon (uncredited)
Monique Mélinand

Monique Mélinand

Mrs. Lagneau (uncredited)
Pierre-Jean Vaillard

Pierre-Jean Vaillard

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Release date

10th Dec 1964

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français