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Overview

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5.1/10   943 votes
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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
NewsDesk:
Review: Black Dynamite
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User Comments:
Great spoof, lame adaptation. more (39 total)

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
119 min
Country:
UK
Colour:
Colour
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:
The theme tune is performed by an uncredited David & Jonathan. 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 Pulp Fiction (1994) more
Soundtrack:
Ice Is Nice 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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