According to Fox records , the film needed to earn $ 5,800,000 in rentals to break even and made $ 4,825,000 , meaning it made a loss . '' Modesty Blaise '' was a moderate success at the time of its original release , Bosley Crowther , writing in '' The New York Times '' , characterised the film as " a weird film , all right . Maybe , if the whole thing were on a par with some of its flashier and wittier moments , or were up to its pictorial design , which is dazzling , it might be applauded as a first-rate satiric job . " The only redeeming features , Crowther said were , " The scenery , a few op-art settings and a gay , non-chalant musical score are indeed , about the only consistently amusing things about this whacky color film . " '' Modesty Blaise '' was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival
1966 Cannes Film Festival
1966 Cannes Film Festival
Modesty Blaise (1966 film)