Modesty Blaise

Modesty Blaise DVD Cover Country UK Directed by Joseph Losey Release Date 1966 Language English, French, Italian Studio Modesty Blaise Ltd. Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Main Cast Character Actor Modesty Blaise Monica Vitti Willie Garvin Terence Stamp Gabriel Dirk Bogarde Sir Gerald Tarrant Harry Andrews Minister Alexander Knox

Modesty Blaise is a 1966 British crime comedy directed by Joseph Losey and loosely based on the comic strip of Peter O'Donnell. Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti) is not an ordinary agent. It is endowed with the ability to just a snap of your fingers change no only hair color and hairstyle, but also her clothes, mostly somewhat eccentric, which she envies not only the fashion world but also espionage circles. The British government intends to pay £ 50,000 in diamonds for a sheikh of the Middle East as a concession for oil, but receives the information, it wants to loot these diamonds villain Gabriel Fothergill (Dirk Bogarde) and his wife Clara (Rossella Falk). Secret service chief Sir Gerald Tarrant (Harry Andrews), therefore, turn to the sexy agent Modesty Blaise which already had with this criminal to do, and entrust it with the task to protect shipment of diamonds. Modesty teams up with her trusty sidekick Willie Garvin (Terence Stamp) and together outwit not only all the bad guys, but also the secret service.

The following weapons were used in the movie Modesty Blaise:

Luger P08

Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti) carries a Luger P08 pistol as part of a costume.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm

Modesty shows Secret Service agent Paul Hagan (Michael Craig), her former lover, the Luger P08.

Browning Hi-Power

Numerous characters carry the Browning Hi-Power.

The first version of the classic pistol, developed by John Browning and Dieudonné Saive, and adopted by Belgium in 1935, the FN P-35 - 9x19mm.

British secret service agents aim their weapons at Modesty and Willie Garvin.

A Hi-Power wielding guard takes an arrow to the stomach from Modesty.

Willie Garvin (Terence Stamp) uses the pistol in a shootout.

Modesty ends up with the Hi-Power later in the scene.

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Beretta M1935

In the film also appear in a single shot a Beretta M1934 pistol.

Beretta Model 1935, the .32 ACP version of the Model 1934. Other than caliber, the pistols are identical.

Modesty found in the apartment of British secret service agent Paul Hagan (Michael Craig) the pistol concealed in the drawer.

M1911A1 pistol

Two Fothergill´s men. who break into an Hagan´s apartment to wear a M1911A1 pistols.

Commercial Pre WW2 Blued M1911A1 - 45 acp

Two Fothergill's man captures Paul Hagan (Michael Craig) ...

... and suprised Modesty Baise in bath.

Fothergill's man hit by a shot from the umbrella.

Polish WZ. 35 VIS Pistol

Willie Garvin (Terence Stamp), Modesty (Monica Vitti) and guards are seen also with a RADOM (Polish WZ. 35 VIS Pistol)s.

Pistolet WZ. 35 VIS - 9x19mm

Willie Garvin (Terence Stamp) originally wore on the island the RADOM pistol ...

... when he loot the guard´s weapon, he handed his pistol in the hands of Modesty.

Also, the others guardians of the island are armed by these pistols.

Walther P38

Gabriel Fothergill (Dirk Bogarde) wears with a Walther P38 pistol.

Walther P1 - 9x19mm.

For Gabriel it's time to smoke the last cigarette ...

Thompson Submachine Gun

Gabriel's men were armed with similar submachine guns as the Thompson Submachine Gun, those, but in no frame could not be correctly detected.

Colt M1921AC Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP

One of guardians of the island (right) fire on sheikhs riders from his submachine gun ...

Mauser Rifle Series

Sheikh soldiers are armed mainly with a Unidentified Mauser rifles.

Czech VZ-24 Mauser rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Sheikh soldiers captured Gabriel Fothergill (Dirk Bogarde).

Compound Bow

Modesty Blaise (Monica Vitti) uses also a compound bow.

Modesty shot from her bow a arrow in the guards.

The shooting umbrella

Sir Gerald Tarrant (Harry Andrews) is equipped with a shooting umbrella.

Sir Gerald Tarrant (right) fired at the Fothergill´s man from his shooting umbrella.

Alternative posters

Japanese poster

English poster