DEADFALL (1968) ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Bryan Forbes
Michael Caine, Giovanna Ralli,
Eric Portman, Nanette Newman
A young, impassive Michael Caine plays a jewel thief whose life becomes complicated when he teams up with an unconventional couple to pull off a high-end burglary. Nice cars, nice houses, nice clothes and nice Spanish locations, but flat execution and an under-realized script. Highlight: an extended set piece in which Caine and Portman rob a safe in a posh villa, while their victims are off at a concert (John Barry conducting "Romance For Guitar and Orchestra").
John Barry
(1933-2011)
