Duffy
Who Says Piracy is Obsolete Entertainment?
1968 | 101m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert Parrish |
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| Writer: | Donald Cammell, Harry Joe Brown Jr., Pierre de la Salle |
| Staring: |
| Half-brothers Stefane and Antony despise their biological father, callous millionaire Charles Calvert. Because Charles refuses to share his wealth with his sons, Stefane and Antony ask hip American thrill-seeker Duffy to help steal the money they believe is their birthright. When Charles decides to move a large portion of his savings from Morocco to France, Duffy has an opportunity to stage a daring burglary attempt at sea. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 16, 1968 |
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| Director: | Robert Parrish |
| Writer: | Donald Cammell, Harry Joe Brown Jr., Pierre de la Salle |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | boat, heist, hijack |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Coburn | Duffy |
| James Mason | Charles Calvert |
| James Fox | Stefane Calvert |
| Susannah York | Segolene |
| John Alderton | Antony Calvert |
| Guy Deghy | Captain Schallert |
| Carl Duering | Bonivet |
| Tutte Lemkow | Spaniard |
| Marne Maitland | Abdul |
| André Maranne | Garain |
| Julie Mendez | Belly Dancer |
| Barry Shawzin | Bakirgian |
| Manuel Hernández Asensio | Waiter |
| Patrick Lichfield | Photographer |
| Steve Plytas | Moroccan |
| Peter van Dissel | Radio Operator |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Parrish | Director |
| Donald Cammell | Screenplay, Story |
| Yvonne Blake | Costume Designer |
| Otto Heller | Director of Photography |
| Al Lettieri | Dialogue Coach |
| Harry Joe Brown Jr. | Screenplay, Story |
| Joan Davis | Continuity |
| Pierre de la Salle | Story |
| Michael Graham-Smith | Main Title Designer |
| Art Freeman | Orchestrator |
| Ray Thorne | First Assistant Editor |
| Betty Adamson | Wardrobe Master |
| Mickey Walters | Grip |
| John Shinerock | Focus Puller |
| Brian Cole | Clapper Loader |
| Bert Cann | Still Photographer |
| David Wynn-Jones | Assistant Camera |
| Ray Andrew | Focus Puller |
| Egil S. Woxholt | Camera Operator |
| Godfrey A. Godar | Camera Operator |
| John Richardson | Special Effects |
| Timothy Gee | Music Editor |
| Teddy Mason | Sound Editor |
| Iain Bruce | Sound Mixer |
| Patrick McLoughlin | Set Dresser |
| Peter Price | Assistant Director |
| Michael Frewin | Second Unit Director |
| William P. Cartlidge | Production Manager |
| Maude Onslow | Hairdresser |
| Harry Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Philip Harrison | Art Direction |
| Maude Spector | Casting |
| Alan Osbiston | Editor |
| Willy Kemplen | Editor |
| Ernie Freeman | Original Music Composer |
| Ron Carr | Location Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Martin Manulis | Producer |
| Harold Buck | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
Though this takes quite a while to warm up, the actual heist caper stuff is quite fun to watch. James Mason "Calvert" is a bit of a crook. A sophisticate, but a crook nonetheless. He has two rather put-upon sons in "Stefane" (James Fox) and "Antony" (John Alderton). The sons are fed up with their pe ... rmanently disappointed father and so when they learn that he is to move £1 million on a ship from North Africa, they engage the help of their pal "Segolene" (Susannah York) and of the man who can help them rob the ship at sea -"Duffy" (James Coburn). They put together and execute quite a meticulously planned theft that's got some dressing up; wigs; a priest and an helicopter - but can they get away with it? Mason features sparingly but for a change, York is quite competent as their never quite trustworthy cohort. It is John Alderton who really surprises here. He's always reminded me of a John Cleese-light kind of figure, but here he is quite decent as the brains behind the operation leaving Coburn to provide the muscle and the charisma. I didn't quite get the point of the ending, it all sort of trips over it's own cloak looking for the dagger; but it was an hell of a lot better than I was expecting and I did quite enjoy the middle bit.