La valise (1973)
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Mireille Darc, Michel Constantin, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Michel Galabru, Amidou, Jean Lefebvre, Robert Dalban
An Israeli agent fleeing Libya hides in a French diplomatic pouch for a perilous route to France.
The story
An Israeli secret service agent on a mission in the Libyan capital believes a woman has exposed him, forcing him to flee. Unable to remain in an Arab country, he takes refuge at the French Embassy. Colonel Mercier, the military attaché, agrees to get him to France inside the diplomatic pouch. With help from Captain Augier of the French intelligence service, the agent begins the journey concealed in the pouch, setting off an improbable escape adventure.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
An Israeli secret service agent, who believes he has been exposed because of a woman, must leave the Libyan capital, where he is on a mission. He takes refuge at the French Embassy, where the military attaché, Colonel Mercier, welcomes him and takes it upon himself to get him to France in the diplomatic pouch. He cannot, in fact, remain in an Arab country. With the help of Captain Augier of the French intelligence service, he travels in the pouch. Thus begins a wildly improbable adventure…
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