DramaActionCrime

Deadfall

- Michael Caine plunges into the world of the adulterous... the treacherous... and the perverse!

Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the chateau of millionaire Salinas.

Release Date : 1968-09-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Salamander Film Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Henry

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fe

Original Name : Giovanna Ralli

Gender : Female

Character Name : Moreau

Original Name : Eric Portman

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Girl

Original Name : Nanette Newman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Delgado

Original Name : Vladek Sheybal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Captain

Original Name : Emilio Rodríguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Salinas

Original Name : David Buck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Masseuse

Original Name : Carmen Dene

Gender : Female

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Geraldine Sherman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fillmore

Original Name : Leonard Rossiter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spanish Chauffeur

Original Name : Reg Howell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orchestra Conductor

Original Name : John Barry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Solo Guitarist

Original Name : Renata Tarragó

Gender : Male

Character Name : Antonio

Original Name : Carlos Pierre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Armed Guard

Original Name : Santiago Rivero

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-03

This is quite a curious film from Bryan Forbes. On the face of it, it's just a well produced "Topkapi" (1964) rip off without the humour or the style; but if you give it a chance it's a bit more sophisticated. Michael Caine is on good form as a petty thief who is recruited by the enigmatic Giovanna Ralli and Eric Portman (Fe and Richard Moreau) to carry out a heist that will net them millions of pesetas from a safe in Spain. This does't quite go to plan, indeed it's at time quite comical - but they then move on to an even more daring challenge and that's when the characterisations start to make more of an impact on the rather ordinary plot. Eric Portman is the star here for me. Even though his delivery can be a bit annoying at times, this was probably the only time I ever saw him playing a part that reflected his own personality, and as we discover more about the rather quirky, shall we say, nature of the marriage between the two then things begin to make a bit more sense and the film a bit more intriguing. It is way, way, too long - lots of beautiful photography that advances the story not a jot, and I didn't love the conclusion, that seemed unnecessarily finite, but for a film I'd never heard of until yesterday, I think it is well worth a watch.