Modesty Blaise (1966)
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.
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