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5.2/10 • 66

1966-05-012h 0m

ComedyCrimeActionThriller

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.

Directors
Joseph Losey
Editors
Reginald Beck

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  1. Monica Vitti

    Monica Vitti

    Modesty Blaise

  2. Terence Stamp

    Terence Stamp

    Willie Garvin

  3. Dirk Bogarde

    Dirk Bogarde

    Gabriel

  4. Harry Andrews

    Harry Andrews

    Sir Gerald Tarrant

  5. Michael Craig

    Michael Craig

    Paul Hagan

  6. Clive Revill

    Clive Revill

    McWhirter / Sheik Abu Tahir

  7. Alexander Knox

    Alexander Knox

    Minister

  8. Rossella Falk

    Rossella Falk

    Mrs. Fothergill

  9. Scilla Gabel

    Scilla Gabel

    Melina

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CinemaSerf

Nov 27, 2024

6/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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