My Name Is Modesty

My Name Is Modesty is a 2004 American action film directed by Scott Spiegel. Quentin Tarantino executive produced. It was released direct-to-DVD. The film is based on the early years of the character Modesty Blaise, a former crime boss turned secret agent. This is the third production that brings Peter O'Donnell's character Modesty Blaise to the screen, following the feature film Modesty Blaise with Monica Vitti in 1966 and the TV pilot Modesty Blaise with Ann Turkel in 1982.

My Name Is Modesty
DVD cover
Directed byScott Spiegel
Screenplay by
  • Lee Batchler
  • Janet Scott-Batchler
Based onCharacters
by Peter O'Donnell
Jim Holdaway
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVivi Dragan Vasile
Edited byMichelle Harrison
Music byDeborah Lurie
Production
company
Release dates
  • March 23, 2004 (2004-03-23) (Netherlands, DVD)
  • September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) (United States, DVD)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film stars British actress Alexandra Staden as Modesty and chronicles a crucial event in the character's life some time prior to the start of the comic strip. As such, it omits the key character of Willie Garvin, Modesty's companion throughout the run of the original comic strip and the 30-year series of spin-off novels and short stories published by O'Donnell.

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