Modesty Blaise

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 film, showing actress Monica Vitti's leg emblazoned with a tattooed scorpion (a trademark of the titular character). With the stamp of Pedro Lima archive on the verso, along with manuscript ink annotations identifying Vitti, director Joseph Losey, and the film title.

Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise, a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service, must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role.

Shot on location throughout Italy, the Netherlands, and England.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall.

[Book #150448]