---
title: 'The Great Spy Chase (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Georges Lautner'
released: '1964-12-10'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-spy-chase-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057870/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Spy Chase (1964)

1964 · 109 min · Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: Les Barbouzes

## Synopsis

Les Barbouzes is a 1964 French cult comedy film, screened in the United States as The Great Spy Chase. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Georges Lautner](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-lautner)
- **Screenplay:** [Michel Audiard](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-audiard), [Albert Simonin](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-simonin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Magne](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-magne)
- **Director of Photography:** [Maurice Fellous](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-fellous)

## Cast

- [Noël Roquevert](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-roquevert)
- [Lino Ventura](https://cinepixo.com/people/lino-ventura)
- [André Weber](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-weber)
- [Anne-Marie Blot](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-blot)
- [Gérard Darrieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-darrieu)
- [Robert Secq](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-secq)
- [Marius Gaidon](https://cinepixo.com/people/marius-gaidon)
- [Jess Hahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/jess-hahn)
- [Francis Blanche](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-blanche)
- [Georges Guéret](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-gueret)
- [Mireille Darc](https://cinepixo.com/people/mireille-darc)
- [Michel Dacquin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-dacquin)
- [Jean Rochefort](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-rochefort)
- [Philippe Castelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-castelli)
- [Robert Dalban](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-dalban)

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