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Deadfall

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Deadfall - 1967 | 120 mins | Thriller | Colour

The Production Team

Director: Bryan Forbes.
Producer: Paul Monash.
Script: Bryan Forbes. (From the novel by Desmond Cory)
Cinematography: Gerry Turpin.
Editing: John Jympson.
Production Design: Ray Simm.
Costume Design: Julie Harris.
Makeup Department: Basil Newall, Barbara Ritchie and Freddie Williamson.
Sound Department: Bill Daniels and Gordon K. McCallum.
Original Music: John Barry.

The Cast

Michael Caine - Henry Clarke
Giovanna Ralli - Fe Moreau
Eric Portman - Richard Moreau
David Buck - Salinas
Nanette Newman - Girl
Leonard Rossiter - Fillmore

Plot Synopsis

Freudian psychological crime caper involving Henry Clarke (Michael Caine), a jewel thief and recovering alcoholic who finds himself lured into an unlikely alliance with femme fatale Fe Moreau (Giovanna Ralli) and her homosexual husband Richard (Eric Portman). The trio meticulously plan a jewel heist; and into the bargain form an unusual sexual arrangement that involves Fe engaged in a relationship with Clarke while her husband completes with a young Spanish stud (Carlos Pierre) as a plaything. However, the intended victim, Salinas, an affluent playboy, has other ideas and sets in motion a deadly game of cat and mouse.