Operation Corned Beef
1991 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 6.2 · 57% critics
A covert team launches an off-the-books mission to uncover illegal arms shipments, relying on the accidental involvement of an embassy worker. The setup mixes secretive spy work with mistaken participation and escalating complications.
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Details
- Original title
- L'Opération Corned Beef
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-02-06
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (267 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like light spy capers with a goofy, chaotic streak, especially in the vein of Guardian Angels or The Corsican File; Not for you if you want serious espionage or grounded realism.
Pros: playful spy setup; light, zany energy; brisk comic intrigue | Cons: thin character depth; broad humor style; premise may feel dated
Themes
- spy
Cast & crew
Jean Reno
as Capitaine Philippe Boulier, dit "Le Squale"
Christian Clavier
as Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
Valérie Lemercier
as Marie-Laurence Granianski, interprète à l'ambassade d'Autriche
Isabelle Renauld
as Lieutenant Isabelle Fourreau, partenaire du Squale
- MR
Mireille Rufel
as L'aspirant Garcia, coéquipière du Squale
Jacques François
as Le Général Masse, supérieur hiérarchique du Squale
Francis Coffinet
as Georges Favart, agent de la DGSE
Marc de Jonge
as Le consul Burger de l'ambassade d'Autriche
Raymond Gérôme
as Ghislain Chauffereau, beau-père de Jean-Jacques
Jacques Sereys
as Le ministre de la Défense
Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré