Genre:
Action + Crime + Drama

Synopsis:
A second attempt to bring Modesty Blaise to the screen came in 1982, when a made-for-TV movie was produced for American television by Barney Rosenzweig, the man behind Cagney And Lacey. This movie cast Ann Turkel in the leading role and changed the location from London to California. In the end, it wasn't very successful, and the planned series never materialized.
(from sympatico.ca)

The plot, set in what appears to be Los Angeles, involves Modesty and Willie preventing the kidnap of a young girl who turns out to be a computer genius and has been working for Tarrant's agency. Although both Modesty and Willie's back stories are given as described by O'Donnell, no explanation is provided for their North American accents or presence in California. Tarrant, as an operative of an American secret service, naturally does not have his knighthood. The super-computer they have been developing (which looks to the 21st century eye as something extremely primitive) has been stolen by Debbie Defarge to use to make a killing on the New York stock exchange. The actors playing Modesty and Willie sport the big hair typical of the period, and although Willie's knife-throwing skills and Modesty's habit of ripping off the lower part of her dress when called to action are faithfully reproduced, in other ways the characters bear little resemblance to O'Donnell's literary creations.

Casts:
Ann Turkel ... Modesty Blaise
Lewis Van Bergen ... Willie Garvin
Keene Curtis ... Sir Gerald Tarrant
Sab Shimono ... Weng
Douglas Dirkson ... Jack Fraser
Leonard Bremen ... Sun Bather
Jeff Chayette ... Bartender
Charles Cioffi ... Leo Bazin
Hector Elias ... Placido
Richard Marion ... Solitary Man
Sarah Rush ... Emma Woodhouse
Carolyn Seymour ... Debbie DeFarge
Pearl Shear ... Mrs Turner
Jan Van Reenen ... Narvick
Larry Vigus ... Stockbroker

Runtime:
100 min

Superheroes:
Modesty Blaise (more)

Based on the english comic book:
"Modesty Blaise" created by Peter O'Donnell

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