It deals with a cat burgler : Michel Caine who is hired by a rare and mysterious marriage : Giovanna Ralli , Eric Portman to execute a house theft . He has to carry out a cat burlar at a luxurious mansion at great risk to limb and life . Meanwhile , the burgler falls in love with the young wife of his gay accomplice .Michael Caine stood on a wall.. Michael Caine has a deadfall ! Michael Caine plunges into the world of the adulterious ... the treacherous ,.. and the perverse !
Thrilling and interesting film about house robbery with action , trills , emotion , a love story and replete with a Shirley Bassey theme tune . This is a stop-go thriller being slow-moving at times , but entertaining enough . Of course , the best scenes result to be when our starring bringing off a daring heist intercut with clips from the concert attended by the owners of the house he is stealing , otherwise the action is undermourished . Trio of protagonists are frankly well . Michael Caine is very good in his usual style as the resourceful stealer carrying out dangerous robberies . The beautiful spouse , the Italian Giovanna Ralli , is fine as the woman who has been mentally scarred by his dad's membership of the Gestapo . And Eric Portman steals the show as the good-manners and sophisticated thief . Along with these nice stars , there is a small group of secondaries appearing and delivering brief interpretations , such as : Leonard Rossiter, Philip Madoc , Vladek Sheybal , composer John Barry himself , cameo by prestigious writer who lived in Majorca and Nanette Newman who was Bryan Forbes' wife , as well as Spanish secondaries as Emilio Rodríguez and Santiago Rivero .
It contains a brilliant and colorful cinematography by Gerry Turpin, shot on spectacular location in Majorca Balearic Islands , Spain and Pinewood Studios , Buckinghamshire , England , U K. The motion picture was professionally directed by Bryan Forbes , though it has some flaws and gaps . Being the special mention for the haunting musical score by John Barry , adding a 20-minute guitar concerto to accompany the hold-up . Both , composer John Barry and filmmaker Bryan Forbes collaborated in six theatrical movies , being this Deadfall their final movie . Director Bryan Forbes was also a notorious actor who directed some acceptable movies , such as : "Whistle down the wind , The L-shaped Room, Seance on a Wet Afternoon , King Rat , The Whisperers , The Raging Moon, The Slipper and the Rose , International Velvet , Better late than never , The Naked Face" , among others. The picture will appeal to Michael Caine fans .
