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Rossella Falk as Mrs. Clara Fothergill (credited as Rosella Falk), Gabriel's Amazonian bodyguard and chief of security, a psychopath who enjoys killing people to cure her boredom. She is loosely based on the more tough, muscular and thuggish character of the same name in O'Donnell's source novel.
Sep 28, 2012 · There are times when Modesty Blaise is truly playful and fun, mostly when Dirk Bogarde and Rossella Falk are on screen, but so often it’s just inexplicable. For instance, the humor intended in the scene where Modesty sneaks into her sometimes-boyfriend’s apartment is completely unfocused.
Gabriel ((Dirk Bogarde) is head of a criminal organization with McWhirter (also played by Clive Revill) and Mrs. Fothergill (Rosella Falk). Modesty believes that Gabriel is dead, but he reveals himself to her. They’ve known each other since 1958. (Im)modesty. Didn’t her mother tell her not to sit like that?
Jan 12, 2017 · Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti, L) and Willie Garvin (Terence Stamp) in Joseph Losey’s MODESTY BLAISE. Courtesy of 20th Century Fox. This psychedelically inventive 1966 spy spoof,...
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Modesty Blaise. Year: 1966. Director: Joseph Losey. Stars: Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Harry Andrews, Michael Craig, Clive Revill, Rossella Falk, Alexander Knox, Tina Aumont, Joe Melia. Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure.
- Joseph Losey
- 5 (from 3 votes)
- Comedy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
- 1966
May 1, 2006 · Themes: Comic-Book Adaptations, Spy Films, Films of 1966. The classic British comic-book about a smart female thief is turned into a copy of the James Bond films that goes for excruciating camp excess.
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.
