Modesty Blaise (1966)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Modesty Blaise |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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| Title for Swedish DVD release |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Production Manager | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer | |
| Assistant Director |
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| Script Supervisor | |
| Story | |
| Associate Producer | |
| Production Assistant | |
| Camera Operator | |
| Second Unit Director of Photography | |
| Conductor | |
| Costume Designer |
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| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Hair Stylist | |
| Wardrobe | |
| Sound Editor |
Cast
| Monica Vitti | Modesty Blaise | ||
| Terence Stamp | Willie Garvin | ||
| Dirk Bogarde | Gabriel | ||
| Harry Andrews | Sir Gerald Tarrant | ||
| Michael Craig | Paul Hagan | ||
| Scilla Gabel | Melina | ||
| Tina Marquand | Nicole | ||
| Clive Revill | McWhirter/shejken Abu Tahir | ||
| Rossella Falk | Mrs. Fothergill | ||
| Joe Melia | Crevier | ||
| Saro Urzì | Basilio | ||
| Giuseppe Paganelli | munken | ||
| Alexander Knox | ministern | ||
| Michael Chow | Weng | ||
| Oliver MacGreevy | den tatuerade mannen | ||
| Jon Bluming | Hans | ||
| Lex Schoorel | Walter | ||
| Marcello Turilli | Strauss | ||
| Wolfgang Hillinger | den vackre | ||
| Roberto Bisacco | Enrico | ||
| John Karlsen | Oleg | ||
| Jean Sylvain (as Sylvain) | Pacco | ||
| John Stacy | kaptenen på Tyboria | ||
| Robin Hunter | piloten | ||
| Denys Graham | copiloten | ||
| Patrick Ludlow | undersekreteraren | ||
| Robin Fox | mannen som ringer på dörrklockan | ||
| George Fisher | en man |
Companies
| Production Company | Joseph Janni Productions | ||
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| Modesty Blaise Ltd | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Fox Film | 1966 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Studio S Entertainment | 2013 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 104656 |
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| Date | 1966-07-25 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3265 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.66:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Westrex Sound Recording |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | DeLuxe Color |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 3265 meters |
| Length in minutes | 119 min |
Original work
Production location
| 1965 | 1965 | |||||
| Amsterdam | The Netherlands | |||||
| Naples | Italy | |||||
| London | United Kingdom | |||||
| Farnborough | United Kingdom | |||||
| Sicilien | Italy |
Release dates
| First showing | 1966-05 | London | United Kingdom | 119 min | ||
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| Release in Stockholm | 1966-09-12 | Park | Sweden | 119 min | ||
| 1966-09-12 | Ribo | Sweden | 119 min | |||
| 1966-09-12 | Ricardo | Sweden | 119 min | |||
| Cinematheque screening | 1972-02-26 | Sweden | ||||
| 1979-04-03 | Sweden | |||||
| 1980-10-18 | Sweden | |||||
| 1980-10-22 | Sweden | |||||
| 1982-12-14 | Sweden | |||||
| 1982-12-18 | Sweden | |||||
| 1984-11-07 | Sweden | |||||
| 1984-11-29 | Sweden | |||||
| 1989-10-28 | Sweden | |||||
| 1989-10-30 | Sweden | |||||
| 1992-09-06 | Sweden | |||||
| 1992-09-09 | Sweden | |||||
| 1995-05-06 | Sweden | |||||
| 1995-05-10 | Sweden | |||||
| TV showing | 1997-08-11 | TV4 | Sweden | 114 min | ||
| Cinematheque screening | 1999-08-22 | Bio Victor | Stockholm | Sweden | 119 min | |
| 1999-08-23 | Sture | Stockholm | Sweden | 119 min | ||
| TV showing | 2002-10-05 | TV4 | Sweden | 114 min | ||
| 2003-06-18 | TV4 | Sweden | 114 min | |||
| Censurbeslut | 2007-05-18 | |||||
| 2007-05-27 | ||||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2008-04-24 | Bio Capitol | Gothenburg | Sweden | ||
| DVD release | 2013-01-23 | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Modesty | |
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| Composer | John Dankworth | |
| Lyrics | Benny Green | |
| Singer | David & Jonathan |
| Original title | Ice Is Nice | |
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| Composer | John Dankworth | |
| Lyrics | Evan Jones | |
| Singer | Bob Breen |
| Original title | We Should Have | |
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| Composer | John Dankworth | |
| Lyrics | Evan Jones | |
| Benny Green | ||
| Singer | Monica Vitti | |
| Terence Stamp |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3197 |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3228 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | set |
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| Colour prints | set |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | 1 |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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