The strip led to a series of novels about modesty and her faithful. 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. Monica vitti modesty blaise 1966 ferrotyped original gelat. Nov 15, 2016 voluptuous adventuress modesty blaise is recruited by secret service chief sir gerald tarrant to protect a shipment of diamonds to abu tahir, a middle eastern oil magnate.
Modesty blaise and peter odonnell and the last great. See more ideas about pulp fiction, pulp art and pulp fiction art. In the movie canons continuity universe, modesty has become so famous andor infamous, that her exploits and adventures attracted the attention of somebody who wanted the rights to her life story, acquired them, and began publishing them in that form, as biographical nonfiction. Modesty blaise formed in late 1993early 1994 and rapidly recorded their topjukebox hit single christina terrace with edwyn collins at the helm. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. It was an instant success, the video was played on itv and the single appeared near the top of many endofyear polls.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of. Modesty blaise is a 1966 british comic spyfi film directed by joseph losey, produced by. 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. Modesty blaise was an warorphan who moved about and eventually, relying on strength of character and other factors, ended up running the network, a successful crime organization that operated in europe and other locations. If you want a glimpse back into the 1960s cinematographic world this could be a good movie to borrow or download for your amusement it is watchable and entertaining mild flirting with sex after all it is a spoof of 007 ilk. Modesty blaise is introduced with a closeup of her legs in fishnet stockings, sitting on a couch by two magazines, one showing a color photo of actress monica vitti, and on top a full page copy of the modesty blaise comic strip where she is depicted as a huntress with a bowandarrow and a revolver. Jul 17, 2009 for those of you who saw my previous post youll know that the 1966 classic camp film, modesty blaise, was shown in the early morning hours on amc. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. A spy spoof in the 1960s tradition, featuring the comic book heroine modesty blaise monica vitti set in the italian mediterranean. Monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews en michael craig. Shoes, art, jewelry, unlock the full power of the crunchbase platform with crunchbase pro.
Order of modesty blaise books modesty blaise is a fictional character created by british novelist and comic strip writer peter odonnell. Alias pdf free download modesty blaise modesty blaise series download online. They travel from london to the south of france, across the mediterranean to cairo before battling, against impossible odds, a private army of professional killers. The film, based on the eponymous character of a longrunning british comic strip, is of the so bad its bad variety. It was interesting and it was meant to be a prequel for the real modesty blaise adventures to come.
Monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews, michael craig, clive revill, rossella falk. Based on the popular british comic strip, modesty blaise recounts how the titular heroine emerged with amnesia from a greek refugee camp in 1945 and wandered postwar europe until connecting. Monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde stamp is the cockney catburglar partner to monica vitti. The 1966 film was not much of a hit, but it did prompt a new set of modesty blaise stories, as odonnell wrote a novelization of the film based. About the author peter odonnell created modesty blaise as a strip cartoon that was syndicated in more than 42 countries. Modesty blaise 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for modesty blaise 1966. Modesty blaise 1966 480p msd pt 02 dailymotion video. Modesty blaise is a comedic spyfi deluxe color film produced in the united kingdom and released worldwide in. Monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde stamp is the cockney catburglar partner to monica vittis titular spy seductress and jewel thief in loseys oneofakind, eyepopping pop art comedythriller, which pits our sleek twosome against camp criminal genius dirk bogarde. Modesty, however, is well aware of the setup, and has her own plans.
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. Monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews, michael craig, clive revill, rossella falk, alexander knox, tina aumont, joe melia. Screenplay by evan jones, based on the comic strip by peter odonnell, jim holdaway. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. 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.
Synopsis modesty blaise and willie garvin must foil a multi million pound diamond heist. For those of you who saw my previous post youll know that the 1966 classic camp film, modesty blaise, was shown in the early morning hours on amc. This one was a lot better, which is not saying much. 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. Location scenes filmed in amsterdam, naples, london, farnborough, and sicily. Pdf free download modesty blaise modesty blaise series download online. Based on the popular british comic strip, modesty blaise recounts how the titular heroine emerged with amnesia from a greek refugee camp in 1945 and wandered postwar europe. Modesty blaise soundtrack cd details and availability. But it never got the chance to survive the non modesty blaise that the 1966 film delivered. Modesty blaise 1966 film jump to navigation jump to search. In her first adventure for british intelligence modesty blaise with her loyal lieutenant, willie garvin, must foil a multimillion pound diamond heist. Modesty blaise on peter odonnellin luoma sarjakuvahahmo. See more ideas about modesty, pulp fiction art, pulp art. After several rewrites and changes in production companies, the 1966 motion picture that was released, starring monica vitti as modesty blaise, terence stamp as willie garvin and dirk bogarde as gabriel, bore little resemblance to his original creation.
Based on a comic book, the movie is strong on psychedelic art direction, long on. Jul 16, 2019 in her first adventure for british intelligence modesty blaise with her loyal lieutenant, willie garvin, must foil a multimillion pound diamond heist. It stars monica vitti as modesty, opposite terence stamp as willie garvin and dirk bogarde as her nemesis gabriel. Modesty blaise is loosely based on a comicbook superheroine and played by monica vitti.
It was adapted into films in 1966, 1982, and 2003, and from 1965 onwards eleven novels and two. But it never got the chance to survive the nonmodesty blaise that the 1966 film delivered. 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 strip follows modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin. Blaise of no glory modesty blaise and my name is modesty tor. 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. Discovering the lost virtue by wendy shalit, defeat into victory. Modesty blaise is a fun filled trip into the world of espionage in the psychedelic world of the swinging sixties. 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. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Secret agent modesty blaise is used by the british government as a decoy in a plan to thwart a diamond heist. When the british government has to pay an arab sheikh a fortune in diamonds in return for an oil concession, modesty blaise, a retired queen of international crime, is called in.
One of the united kingdoms top agents has been on assignment abroad in amsterdam, but has suffered a rather. Modesty blaise joseph losey, 1966 february 25, 2007 by grunes in one of the ugliest movies ive seen, quentin tarantinos onanistic pulp fiction 1994, a twobit hooligan named vincent vega john travolta, lame, making a comeback reads a book by peter odonnell, a novelization based on a popular british comic strip of odonnells. Blaise vitti is a former criminal turned spy hired by the british secret service to protect a shipment of diamonds to a middle eastern sheikh. Released in 1966, the adaptation of the peter odonnell comic strip, modesty blaise, took the satire route to the existing template of mainstream cinema. Modesty blaise is a female action hero who has been featured in comic strips, novels, short story collections, graphic novels and three films.
Aug 11, 2005 lovers of modesty and willie will not be disappointed and if you have no idea who they are then this is as good as almost any of the series of these graphic serials, originally published in the london evening standard but later syndicalised worldwide, to start with, running from the 60s to the 90s and capturing exciting story lines with period detail. Monica vitti modesty blaise 1966 ferrotyped original gelatin silver print. The film is based on the comic strip modesty blaise by peter odonnell and jim holdaway in the evening standard london, may, 1963. Itself not meant to be taken entirely seriously its based on a comic strip of the same name, made at a time when it wasnt common to make liveaction adaptations of them. Join facebook to connect with modesty blaise and others you may know. Modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by. Voluptuous adventuress modesty blaise is recruited by secret service chief sir gerald tarrant to protect a shipment of diamonds to abu tahir, a. Mcwhirter suddenly appears in highland dress to free his employer, though no one seems to notice or care.
This acclaim however was not enough to quell the kind of internecine warfare that modesty blaise have become famous for. But even so, this relatively obscure movie that inspires a loveitorhateit reaction, as well as the enigmatic modesty blaise. There is some continuity between the books and they are best read in the order below. Modesty blaise 1965, suomeksi modesty blaise sabretooth 1966, suom. Feb 03, 2015 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. With monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews. Not the newspaper strips, comics, or graphic novels. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Discover titans range of modesty blaise collections, each packed with incredible bonus materials and beautifully restored strip. It monica vitti modesty blaise 1966 ferrotyped original gelatin silver print. I dont even know if it is one of peter odonnells best modesty stories, but it hit me at just the right age and when i found out what the silver mistress alludes to, it just blew my tiny mind.
It would be almost forty years later that anyone would try again. 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. History 1945 modesty blaise modesty blaise was a young amnesiac that escaped from a displaced persons, or dp camp. May 16, 20 this year celebrates 50 years since the fantastic modesty blaise graphic novel first appeared in the evening standard. Monica vitti, terence stamp, dirk bogarde, harry andrews, clive revill, alexander knox, rossella falk, joseph. I first heard of modesty blaise in the mid1960s, right about the time the movie starring monica vitti appeared, i suppose, which would make it 1966.
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