Modesty Blaise
Year:
1966
Production Country:
Great Britain
Thriller of a strip cartoon heroine and her Cockney henchman who foil the plans of a villain and his psychopathic female executioner.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Modesty Blaise Monica Vitti
- Willie Garvin Terence Stamp
- Gabriel Dirk Bogarde
- Sir Gerald Tarrant Harry Andrews
- McWhirter/Sheik Abu Tahir Clive Revill
- minister Alexander Knox
- Mrs Fothergill Rossella Falk
- Melina Scilla Gabel
- Weng, Modesty's manservant Michael Chow
- Crevier Joe Melia
- Basilio Saro Urzì
- Nicole Tina Aumont
- tattooed man Oliver Macgreevy
- Hans Jon Bluming
- Walter Lex Schoorel
- Strauss Marcello Turilli
- friar Giuseppe Paganelli
- handsome Wolfgang Hillinger
- Enrico Roberto Bisacco
- Oleg John Karlsen
- The Great Pacco Silvan
- Paul Hagan Michael Craig
- Tyboria captain John Stacy
- pilot Robin Hunter
- co-pilot Denys Graham
- permanent under-secretary Patrick Ludlow
- [Scottish commando] Giuseppe Castellano
- [man who presses the door-bell] Robin Fox
- [dubbed voice of Weng/Incredible Pacco] Robert Rietti
Credits
Direction
- Director Joseph Losey
- Assistant Director Gavrik Losey
- Assistant Director Claude Watson
- Personal Assistant to Director in Italy Carlo Lastricati
- [2nd Assistant Director] Stuart A. Black
- [3rd Assistant Director] Adrian Hughes
- Continuity Ann Skinner
Production
- © Modesty Blaise Ltd
- Production in association with Stanley Dubens
- Opening Logo Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- a Joseph Janni production Joseph Janni
- Associate Producer Norman Priggen
- Associate Producer Michael Birkett
- Production Manager Mara Blasetti
- Production Manager Ed Harper
- [Assistant to Producer] John Goldstone
- [Production Secretary] Barbara Allen
- [Production Assistant] Graham Fowler
- Made at Shepperton Studios
Casting
- [Casting] Miriam Brickman
Writing
- Screenplay Evan Jones
- From an original story by Peter O'donnell
- From an original story by Stanley Dubens
- Based on the strip cartoon by Peter O'donnell
- Based on the strip cartoon by Jim Holdaway
Photography
- Director of Photography Jack Hildyard
- Amsterdam Location Photography Davis Boulton
- Camera Operator Gerry Fisher
- [Focus Puller] Wally Fairweather
- [Clapper Loader] Douglas Milsome
Stills
- [Stills] Norman Hargood
Special Effects
- [Special Effects] Les Bowie
Editing
- Editor Gordon Daniel
- [Editor] Reginald Beck
- [Assistant Editor] Mike Round
- [Assistant Editor] Alan Bell
- [Assistant Editor] Mike Le Mare
- [2nd Assistant Editor] Peter Dansie
- [2nd Assistant Editor] Jim Roddan
- [2nd Assistant Editor] Malcolm Craddock
Design
- Production Design by Richard Macdonald
- Art Director Jack Shampan
- [Assistant Art Director] Norman Dorme
- [Draughtsman] George Lack
- [Draughtsman] Bill Brodie
- [Draughtsman] Roger Cain
- [Scenic Artist] Gilbert Wood
Costumes
- Wardrobe Mistress Evelyn Gibbs
- Terence Stamp's Costumes by Douglas Hayward
- Add Costumes for Monica Vitti Designd by Marissa Martelli
- Add Tattoos for Monica Vitti Designd by Marissa Martelli
- [Costume Supervisor] Beatrice Dawson
Make-up
- Make-up Neville Smallwood
- Hairdresser Pearl Tipaldi
- Dirk Bogarde's Wigs Simon
Film processing
- Colour by DeLuxe
Music
- Music Composed and Conducted by John Dankworth
Sound
- Sound Recordist Buster Ambler
- Sound Recordist John Cox
- [Sound Camera Operator] Ernie Webb
- [Sound Maintenance] David Allen
- [Boom Operator] Peter Dukelow
- Sound Editor John Aldred
Publicity
- [Unit Publicist] Catherine O'Brien