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Modesty Blaise

- Nothing can faze Modesty Blaise, the world's deadliest and most dazzlingly female agent!

Modesty 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.

Release Date : 1966-05-01

Language :GermanArabicDutchFrenchEnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Modesty Blaise

Original Name : Monica Vitti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Willie Garvin

Original Name : Terence Stamp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gabriel

Original Name : Dirk Bogarde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Gerald Tarrant

Original Name : Harry Andrews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul Hagan

Original Name : Michael Craig

Gender : Male

Character Name : McWhirter / Sheik Abu Tahir

Original Name : Clive Revill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : Alexander Knox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Fothergill

Original Name : Rossella Falk

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melina

Original Name : Scilla Gabel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Weng

Original Name : Michael Chow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Basilio

Original Name : Saro Urzì

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicole

Original Name : Tina Aumont

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tattooed Man

Original Name : Oliver MacGreevy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Jon Bluming

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walter

Original Name : Lex Schoorel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Strauss

Original Name : Max Turilli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Friar

Original Name : Giuseppe Paganelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Handsome

Original Name : Wolfgang Hillinger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Enrico

Original Name : Roberto Bisacco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oleg

Original Name : John Karlsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tyboria Captain

Original Name : John Stacy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Under Secretary

Original Name : Patrick Ludlow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crevier

Original Name : Joe Melia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Co-Pilot

Original Name : Denys Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pilot

Original Name : Robin Hunter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pacco

Original Name : Silvan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Unknown (uncredited)

Original Name : George Fisher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pacco's Pianist (uncredited)

Original Name : Tonny Eyk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man Who Pushes the Doorbell (uncredited)

Original Name : Robin Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Unknown (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Lambert

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-27

With the evil, bleach-blonde, "Gabriel" (Dirk Bogarde) on the trail of a £50m cache of diamonds, it falls to the beleaguered British secret service to come up with some sort of plan to thwart him diverting them from their intended purpose. With their previous agents being less than competent (or alive), they alight on the dazzling charms of this eponymous character (Monica Vitti) who, together with her dapper partner "Garvin" (Terence Stamp) are to be recruited for this perilous task. It's all about oil concessions you see, and the loot is destined to prop up an Arab sheikhdom so suffice to say there's duplicity a-plenty over the next two hours as this sultry but savvy woman has her work cut out avoiding capture, torture (well, sort of) and betrayal. It's actually not that bad, but it's far too long and slow in too many places. The espionage elements could have been fun - it's got shades of "Thunderball" (1965) to it with a super-villain and his super-yacht living on an island amidst the beautifully azure sea with his black-clad henchmen, but Bogarde exudes a rather too annoying smugness as if to say "hey, I'm getting paid for this!". There's a bit of a twist to the tale towards the conclusion as it becomes clear that our spy and our sheik (Clive Revill) might have something unexpected in common, too, and there's a solid cast behind this as, for most part, it's tongue is firmly enough in it's cheek to make it watchable, if just a little predictably dull.