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Modesty Blaise
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5.3Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the British government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. She is being set up by the feds but is wise to the plot and calls in sidekick Willie Garvin and a few other friends to outsmart them. Meanwhile, at his island hideaway, Gabriel, the diamond thief has his own plans for Blaise and Garvin.
Released: 1966-05-01120 minDir: Joseph LoseyComedy, Crime, Action, ThrillerPart of: The Modesty Blaise Collection
Cast
- Monica Vitti as Modesty Blaise
- Terence Stamp as Willie Garvin
- Dirk Bogarde as Gabriel
- Harry Andrews as Sir Gerald Tarrant
- Michael Craig as Paul Hagan
- Clive Revill as McWhirter / Sheik Abu Tahir
Themes
- spy
- based on comic
- based on comic strip
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Ratings
IMDb
5/10
3,282 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
- Year
- 1966
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 467223
- Image
- Terence Stamp, Monica Vitti and Joseph Losey 1965.jpg
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- publication date
- 1966-05-05
- title
- Modesty Blaise
- Commons category
- Modesty Blaise (1966 film)
- capital cost
- 1000000
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Connections
20th Century Studios
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John Dankworth
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London
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Amsterdam
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Middle East
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Naples
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Sicily
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International Standard Book Number
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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Harold Pinter
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Cannes Film Festival
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Michael Caine
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James Bond
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Amazons
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DC Comics
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pop art
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Michelangelo Antonioni
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Rotten Tomatoes
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stage magic
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Categories
1960s spy action films1960s spy comedy films1966 action comedy films1966 English-language films1966 films1966 independent filmsBritish action comedy filmsBritish independent filmsBritish spy action filmsBritish spy comedy filmsEnglish-language action comedy filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language spy comedy filmsFilms based on British comicsFilms based on comic stripsFilms based on works by Peter O'DonnellFilms directed by Joseph LoseyFilms scored by John DankworthFilms set in AmsterdamFilms set in LondonFilms set in NaplesFilms set in the Mediterranean SeaFilms set on islandsFilms shot at Shepperton Studios