Deadfall
Cast & Crew
Bryan Forbes
Michael Caine
Giovanna Ralli
Eric Portman
Nanette Newman
David Buck
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
To gain the confidence of multimillionaire Salinas, master jewel thief Henry Clarke has himself committed to a sanitarium for alcoholics. On the day he is to be released, Henry is approached by the beautiful Fe Moreau. Attracted to Fe and aware that her husband, Richard, is a homosexual, Henry agrees to join forces with the couple. Before tackling the Salinas job, however, the trio perfect their technique by robbing a less difficult house, where Henry rips the safe from the wall and carries it out on his back. While Henry is recuperating from the physical strain, he becomes Fe's lover; and Richard becomes involved with Antonio, a young Italian prostitute. When Fe goes to Tangiers to dispose of some jewels, Henry learns from Richard why Fe is so devoted to her husband despite his sexual inclinations. Years before, Richard betrayed his male lover to the Nazis and then, wracked with guilt, joined the Resistance. To avenge himself on a Gestapo collaborator, Richard seduced the man's wife, an act that resulted in Fe's birth. Later, Richard married her without disclosing her true identity. Stunned to learn that Fe is Richard's daughter as well as his wife, Henry goes alone to rob Salinas' house. Meanwhile, Fe returns from Tangiers, learns the secret of her birth, and rushes to the Salinas mansion to join Henry. She arrives just as Henry falls to his death after being shot by a guard. Richard shoots himself, Fe is arrested, and Antonio drives off in Henry's car.
Director
Bryan Forbes
Cast
Michael Caine
Giovanna Ralli
Eric Portman
Nanette Newman
David Buck
Carlos Pierre
Leonard Rossiter
Emilio Rodríguez
Vladek Sheybal
George Ghent
Carmen Dene
Geraldine Sherman
Antonio Sampere
Reg Howell
Santiago Rivero
Philip Madoc
John Barry
Crew
George Ball
John Barry
John Barry
Paddy Bennett
Teresa Bolland
Caravel Studios
Bill Daniels
Penny Daniels
Janet Davidson
Christopher Dryhurst
Bryan Forbes
John L. Hargreaves
Julie Harris
John Hilling
Peter James
John Jympson
Roger Milner King
Jack Lawrence
Gus Lloyd
Ted Lockhart
José López Rodero
Gordon Mccallum
Paul Monash
Fernando Navarro Correcher
Basil Newall
Barbara Ritchie
Jack Rix
Miguel Sancho Ruiz
Michael Sarafian
Ray Simm
Laurel Staffell
Alan Strachan
Bill Surridge
Ron Taylor
Tom Taylor
Donald Toms
Gerry Turpin
Bill Walpole
George Courtney Ward
Freddie Williamson
Film Details
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Notes
Location scenes filmed in Majorca and Madrid. Opened in London in October 1968.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 11, 1968
Released in United States Fall September 11, 1968
