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Release Date:
4 July 1966 (Norway)
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Tagline:
Nothing can faze Modesty Blaise, the world's deadliest and most dazzlingly female agent!
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Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her...
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 1 nomination
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Great spoof, lame adaptation.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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119 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Unrated
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Clive Revill was fourth choice and the part was not cast until shooting had begun.
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Continuity: Modesty's large leg tattoo is missing in the pre-credits sequence.
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Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
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Soundtrack:
The End (We Should Have)
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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.