▁by ▁André ▁Hun eb elle . ▁The ▁role ▁was ▁played ▁initially ▁by ▁Ker win ▁Mat he ws , ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁Frederick ▁Staff ord , ▁with ▁John ▁G av in ▁playing ▁the ▁role ▁when ▁Staff ord ▁was ▁film ing ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ' s ▁Top az . ▁ ▁Par od ies ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁films ▁O SS ▁ 1 1 7 : ▁C airo , ▁N est ▁of ▁Sp ies ▁and ▁O SS ▁ 1 1 7 : ▁Lost ▁in ▁Rio , ▁conce ived ▁as ▁spo of s ▁of ▁the ▁Euro sp y ▁genre , ▁both ▁re created ▁and ▁par od ied ▁O SS ▁ 1 1 7 . ▁The ▁character , ▁rein vent ed ▁as ▁a ▁French ▁sp y ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁S DE CE , ▁was ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁comedy ▁character ▁and ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Jean ▁Du j ardin ▁as ▁a ▁self - important , ▁dim - w itted ▁and ▁polit ically ▁incorrect ▁o af . ▁ ▁These ▁films , ▁by ▁director ▁Michel ▁Haz an av ici us , ▁are ▁an ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁action ▁films ▁and ▁sp y ▁mov ies ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁( part icular ly ▁Se an ▁Con n ery ' s ▁port ray al ▁of ▁James ▁Bond , ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁films , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁the ▁earlier ▁serious ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁O SS ▁' s ▁André ▁Hun eb