The Reluctant Spy

The Reluctant Spy
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
 4 September 1963 (France)
Running time
 91 minutes
Countries France, Italy
Language French
Box office 1,803,068 admissions (France)

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.

It is a parody of espionage films. It was followed by sequel Pleins feux sur Stanislas.

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