Duffy (film)
Duffy is a 1968 British-American comedy crime film directed by Robert Parrish and starring James Coburn, James Mason, Susannah York and James Fox.[1] Originally called "Avec-Avec", French for "with-it", according to 1967 press reports, Columbia Pictures changed the title of the movie, despite the protests of the stars.[2]
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| Directed by | Robert Parrish |
| Produced by | Harold Buck Martin Manulis |
| Written by | Donald Cammell Harry Joe Brown Jr. Pierre de la Salle |
| Starring | James Coburn James Mason Susannah York James Fox |
| Music by | Ernie Freeman |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Willy Kemplen Alan Osbiston |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
It was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in Almería. The film's sets were designed by the art director Philip Harrison.
Plot
Duffy is a cunning aristocrat of criminals who is hired by Stefane, a young playboy, to hijack a boat carrying several million dollars of his father's fortune. The plot succeeds, with a little help from Segolene, Stefane's girlfriend - but also with an unexpected, sudden turn of events.
Cast
- James Coburn as Duffy
- James Mason as Charles Calvert
- James Fox as Stefane Calvert
- Susannah York as Segolene
- John Alderton as Antony Calvert
- Guy Deghy as Captain Schoeller
- Carl Duering as Bonivet
- Tutte Lemkow as Spaniard
- Marne Maitland as Abdul
- André Maranne as Inspector Garain
- Julie Mendez as Belly dancer
- Barry Shawzin as Bakirgian
- Patrick Lichfield as Photographer
References
- Duffy in the Internet Movie Database
- Coburn Burning Brightly, The Pittsburgh Press, 13 October 1967. At Google Newspapers
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