Deadfall
Deadfall is a 1968 British neo noir crime film written and directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Michael Caine, Eric Portman, Giovanna Ralli and Forbes's wife Nanette Newman, with music by John Barry in his final collaboration with Forbes. Barry also plays a musical conductor in the film. It is based on Desmond Cory's 1965 thriller and shot in and around Majorca, Spain. The film's theme song, "My Love Has Two Faces", was performed by Shirley Bassey.
Plot
Cat burglar Henry Clarke checks himself into a Spanish sanatorium for alcoholics under a false pretence. His true motivation is to get closer to a wealthy patient named Salinas and then rob his magnificent house.
More details
author | Bryan Forbes Desmond Cory |
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director | Bryan Forbes |
editor | John Jympson |
genre | crime drama thriller |
keywords | betray break in cat burglar come out e-type jaguar married older husband tangier |
musicBy | John Barry |
producer | Paul Monash |
productionCompany | Salamander Film Productions |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |
theme | heist noir romantic drama |