Duffy (film)

Duffy is a 1968 British-American comedy crime film directed by Robert Parrish and starring James Coburn, James Mason, James Fox and Susannah York.[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]

Duffy
Directed byRobert Parrish
Screenplay byDonald Cammell
Harry Joe Brown Jr.
Story byDonald Cammell
(from a story by)
Harry Joe Brown Jr.
(from a story by)
Pierre de la Salle
(from a story by)
Produced byMartin Manulis
StarringJames Coburn
James Mason
James Fox
Susannah York
CinematographyOtto Heller
Edited byWilly Kemplen
Alan Osbiston
Music byErnie Freeman
Production
company
Martin Manulis Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 6 September 1968 (1968-09-06) (United Kingdom)
  • September 16, 1968 (1968-09-16) (New York City)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

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

References
  1. Duffy in the Internet Movie Database
  2. Coburn Burning Brightly, The Pittsburgh Press, 13 October 1967. At Google Newspapers


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