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Overview

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Director:
Joseph Losey
Writers:
Stanley Dubens (story)
Jim Holdaway (comic strip)
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Release Date:
4 July 1966 (Norway) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Nothing can faze Modesty Blaise, the world's deadliest and most dazzlingly female agent!
Plot:
Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Great spoof, lame adaptation. more
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 173:15 AMAMC   

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Monica Vitti ... Modesty Blaise

Terence Stamp ... Willie Garvin

Dirk Bogarde ... Gabriel
Harry Andrews ... Tarrant
Michael Craig ... Paul
Clive Revill ... McWhirter / Sheik Abu Tahir
Alexander Knox ... Minister
Rossella Falk ... Mrs. Fothergill (as Rosella Falk)
Scilla Gabel ... Melina
Michael Chow ... Weng
Joe Melia ... Crevier
Saro Urzì ... Basilio
Tina Aumont ... Nicole (as Tina Marquand)
Oliver MacGreevy ... Tattooed Man
Jon Bluming ... Hans
Lex Schoorel ... Walter
Max Turilli ... Strauss (as Marcello Turilli)
Giuseppe Paganelli ... Friar
Wolfgang Hillinger ... Handsome
Roberto Bisacco ... Enrico
John Karlsen ... Oleg
Aldo Silvan ... Pacco (as Silvan)
John Stacy ... Tyboria Captain
Robin Hunter ... Pilot
Denys Graham ... Co-Pilot
Patrick Ludlow ... Under Secretary
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

George Fisher ... (uncredited)
Robin Fox ... Man Who Pushes the Doorbell (uncredited)
Jack Lambert ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joseph Losey 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Stanley Dubens  story
Jim Holdaway  comic strip
Evan Jones  screenplay
Peter O'Donnell  story

Produced by
Michael Birkett .... associate producer
Stanley Dubens .... associate producer
Joseph Janni .... producer
Norman Priggen .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
John Dankworth 
 
Cinematography by
Jack Hildyard (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Reginald Beck 
 
Casting by
Miriam Brickman (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
Richard Macdonald 
 
Art Direction by
Jack Shampan 
 
Costume Design by
Beatrice Dawson (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Marissa Martelli .... makeup artist: Monica Vitti
Neville Smallwood .... makeup artist
Pearl Tipaldi .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Mara Blasetti .... production manager
Ed Harper .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gavrik Losey .... first assistant director
Claude Watson .... first assistant director
Stuart Black .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Roger Cain .... draughtsman (uncredited)
Norman Dorme .... assistant art director (uncredited)
Gilbert Wood .... scenic artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Buster Ambler .... sound recordist
John Cox .... sound recordist
Gordon Daniel .... sound editor
John Aldred .... sound editor (uncredited)
Peter Dukelow .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Davis Boulton .... photographer: Amsterdam (as Dave Boulton)
Gerry Fisher .... camera operator
Wally Fairweather .... focus puller (uncredited)
Norman Hargood .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Evelyn Gibbs .... wardrobe mistress
Douglas Hayward .... costumes: Terence Stamp
Marissa Martelli .... additional costumes: Monica Vitti
 
Editorial Department
Alan Bell .... assistant editor (uncredited)
Jim Roddan .... second assistant editor (uncredited)
Mike Round .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Roger Cook .... musician: "Modesty" (as David and Jonathan)
John Dankworth .... conductor
Roger Greenaway .... musician: "Modesty" (as David and Jonathan)
David Lindup .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Carlo Lastricati .... personal assistant to director
Ann Skinner .... continuity
John Goldstone .... production assistant (uncredited)
Catherine O'Brien .... unit publicist (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Runtime:
119 min
Country:
UK
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Peter O'Donnell was invited to write a novelization of this film. The book, based upon O'Donnell's original screenplay rather than this film, was a huge success and spawned a series of best-selling novels that O'Donnell wrote until 1996. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Modesty's body double in the knife fight scene between her, Willy and the two villains is obviously much bulkier and taller than she is. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Le streghe (1967) more
Soundtrack:
The End (We Should Have) more

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10 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Great spoof, lame adaptation., 12 March 2005
7/10
Author: Still_Fluxing from Sweden

I have been a fan of the Modesty Blaise comic for as long as I can remember, so when I stumbled across this movie adaptation a few years back, I just had to see it. I did, and I liked it a lot. Not as an adaptation, because it's nothing as it's comic and novel counterparts, but as an hilarious spoof of the whole sixties spy movie phenomena.

Terrence Stamp as Willie Garvin is funny and cute, but he wouldn't stand a chance against the original. The same goes for Monica Vitti's Modesty who lacks the strenght of the real Modesty, but makes up for it in quirkiness.

This movie is perfect for everyone who like the concept of a Bond-parody, but was disappointed with the crudeness of Austin Powers. It will also appeal to Modesty Blaise fans with a sense of humor, and of course to lovers of pop art.

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