When a private investigator and her sidekick are hired to protect a supply of precious gems, they find themselves duped in this brilliant Pop Art spoof.
Monica Vitti stars as jewel thief/spy-for-hire Modesty Blaise (a character originally seen as a strip cartoon comic in the Evening Standard), with Mod poster-boy Terence Stamp as her catlike cockney sidekick.
Dirk Bogarde co-stars as Modesty’s nemesis, a villain who always seems to have goldfish swimming in his cocktails.
And watch out for Mrs Fothergill (Rosella Falk) who enjoys strangling men with her thighs.
Modesty Blaise
Monica Vitti Willie Garvin
Terence Stamp Gabriel
Dirk Bogarde Sir Gerald Tarrant
Harry Andrews McWhirter/Sheik Abu Tahir
Clive Revill Mrs Fothergill
Rossella Falk Crevier
Joe Melia Walter
Lex Schoorel The Great Pacco
Silvan Hans
Jon Bluming Enrico
Roberto Bisacco Basilio
Saro Urzì Melina
Scilla Gabel Weng
Michael Chow Nicole
Tina Aumont Strauss
Marcello Turilli Oleg
John Karlsen Paul Hagan
Michael Craig
Director
Joseph Losey
Video
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Dirk Bogarde co-stars as Modesty’s nemesis, a villain who always seems to have goldfish swimming in his cocktails.
