It stars monica vitti as modesty blaise, terence stamp as willie garvin, and dirk bogarde as the villain, gabriel the film is loosely based on the modesty blaise comic strip created and written by peter odonnell. The films music composed by johnny dankworth and the theme song. Modesty blaise 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The album was released on cd by harkit hrkcd 8003 in 2001. It was directed by joseph losey and starred monica vitti as modesty, terence stamp as willie garvin, and dirk bogarde as gabriel. You might also be interested to know that modesty blaise was the first of four female spy movies released from 1966 to 1967 the others being fathom starring raquel welch in 1967, caprice starring doris day in 1967 and come spy with me starring andrea dromm in 1967. There is a close shot of a painting of the comic strip when willie garvin terence stamp is introduced, and in another shot, modesty blaise monica vitti is seen looking at copies of the comic strip. Modesty blaise is a film directed by joseph losey with monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews, year. The film is loosely based on the modesty blaise comic strip created and written by peter odonnell. Modesty blaise is loosely based on a comicbook superheroine and played by monica vitti. 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. The humor is very droll, yet needlesharp in its mockery of the amorality of empire and espionage, and in its parody of the conventions of the actionhero movie, its. Although sir dirk bogarde gabriel was very complimentary about monica vitti modesty blaise when this movie was being made, he also claimed, in a radio interview of twentyfive years or so later, that she was the only one of his leading ladies whom he had disliked, saying that she was beastly.
Modesty blaise 1966 the movie boards the movie boards. She is a henchwoman who enjoys killing people to cure her boredom. A film entitled modesty blaise, loosely based on the comic strip, was filmed in 1966 as a comedy thriller. A spy spoof in the 1960s tradition, featuring the comic book heroine modesty blaise monica vitti set in the italian mediterranean. It was loosely based upon the popular comic strip modesty blaise by peter. Modesty blaise project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. It was loosely based upon the popular comic strip modesty blaise by peter odonnell, who cowrote the original story upon which evan jones based his screenplay. Peter odonnells novelization of his original script launched a popular series of novels that ran until 1996. His depiction of the stereotypical pennypinching scot is a comic highlight of this film. Modesty blaise 1966 nude scenes modesty blaise is a 1966 british comic spyfi film directed by joseph losey, produced by joseph janni, and loosely based on the popular comic strip modesty blaise by peter odonnell, who cowrote the original story upon which evan jones and harold pinter based their screenplay. 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. The strip follows modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin. Modesty blaise is a 1966 spy satire that pokes fun at the spy genre films that were popular in the 1960s. Modesty blaise was an illfated project due to the mistake of assigning a serious director, joseph losey, to make a spy comedy, and the inappropriate choice of italian actress monica vitti for the lead role.
The theme song modesty modesty blaise theme from the losey movie was sung by david and jonathan, with music composed by john dankworth and lyrics by benny green. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a. Buy modesty blaise movie posters from movie poster shop. Modesty blaise soundtrack cd details and availability.
Modesty blaise full1966movie modesty blaise nanda kusuma. At one point modesty blaise is shown looking at copies of the reallife modesty blaise comic strip. The modesty blaise comic strip made two appearances of note in this movie. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment. Swinging sixties japanese film posters voices of east anglia awesome japanese movie posters from the gogo sixties monica vitti as modesty blaze in japan. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Odonnell wrote the scenario for the movie, but the screenplay went through multiple rewrites and. Modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author peter odonnell and illustrator jim holdaway in 1963. A large departure for director joseph losey, better known for brooding interpretations of harold pinter works the servant, accident, the film is emphatically. This psychedelically inventive 1966 spy spoof, adapted from a british comic strip and directed by joseph losey, suggests the cinematic fireworks of an. Peter odonnell wrote the first draft of the screenplay for the film. Modesty blaise full 1966 movie modesty blaise nanda kusuma. Clive revill as the scottish book keeper is superb. Fothergill rossella falk is a villainess from the 1966 movie modesty blaise. Modesty blaise 1966 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Jun 05, 2015 modesty blaise 1966 june 5, 2015 april 28, 2019 monsterhunter one has to wonder after enduring two hours of this mess whether its audience of 1966 was in on the joke or whether it was only the movie that thought all its mod design, dreadfully long scenes that went nowhere and dialogue that rarely made any sense were the pinnacle of mid. Modesty blaise 1966 june 5, 2015 april 28, 2019 monsterhunter one has to wonder after enduring two hours of this mess whether its audience of 1966 was in on the joke or whether it was only the movie that thought all its mod design, dreadfully long scenes that went nowhere and dialogue that rarely made any sense were the pinnacle of mid. She is being set up by the feds but is wise to the plot and calls in sidekick willie garvin and a few other. The character is adapted from the modesty blaise comic strip character.
Modesty blaise was a sometime criminal mastermind, sometime secret agent who used martial arts and a variety of unusual weapons, along with her feminine charms, to thwart assorted bizarre villains. Modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by. A spy spoof in the 60s tradition featuring the comic book heroine modesty blaise set in the italian mediterranean. Oct 15, 2018 modesty blaise full 1966 movie modesty blaise nanda kusuma. Find similar and related movies for modesty blaise 1966 joseph losey on allmovie.
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. The humor is very droll, yet needlesharp in its mockery of the amorality of empire and espionage, and in its parody of the conventions of the actionhero movie, its madcamp villain, its tools, its blue waters. In 1963, a new character exploded into the world of comics. This is the company which owns the rights to my works, including modesty blaise and the romantic novels which i wrote under the name of madeleine brent. Modesty blaise monica vitti, 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. Modesty blaise is a 1966 british comic spyfi film directed by joseph losey, produced by joseph janni, and loosely based on the popular comic strip modesty. One response to modesty blaise 1966 portermaster says. May 06, 1966 pistol packing girls at premiere wearing black sweaters, tights, and knee length boots and toting pistols these girls were part of a guard of honour which greeted guests at last nights premiere of modesty blaise, at the odeon, leicester square. Modesty blaise soundtrack 1966 movie soundtracks for sale. Modesty blaise is a 1966 british crime comedy directed by joseph losey and loosely based on the comic strip by peter odonnell the following weapons were used in the movie modesty blaise. Modesty blaise is a 1966 british comedy spyfi film directed by joseph losey. That is how they came to send me their proposals, one of which was to create a website for modesty blaise ltd.
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Modesty blaise 1966 italian actress, spy girl, faye. Vyborne kulisy, namakane dialogy a genialna monica vitti ako sexy agentka modesty blaise. A popular british comic strip series served as inspiration for this lighthearted espionage adventure, which if nothing else certainly shows the marks of its origins in the mid1960s. One instance is when a mime, who is also a spy, is delivered to her.
First, its important to get the name straight, as they do in joseph loseys 1966 movie. Modesty blaze has to be, the best female spy adventure character ever, but sadly, she has never made a successful transfer from from page to film. It stars monica vitti as modesty blaise, terence stamp as willie garvin, and dirk bogarde as the villain, gabriel. Modesty blaise is a 1966 comedy actionspy fiction film directed by joseph losey. Modesty blaise is a comedic spyfi deluxe color film produced in the united kingdom and released worldwide in. Modesty blaise 1966 italian actress, spy girl, faye dunaway. Other members of the cast include terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews and.
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