Diamonds for Breakfast

• Director: Christopher Morahan
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Fantasy
• Movie Type: Crime Comedy
• Themes: Jewel Theft
• Main Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Rita Tushingham, Elaine Taylor, Maggie Blye, Francisca Tu
• Release Year: 1968
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 102 minutes

Plot

Marcello Mastroianni marks his English language film debut in this featherweight caper film directed by first-time director Christopher Morahan. Mastroianni plays the owner of a London boutique who also happens to be the fourth in line to succeed the Russian throne. Mastroianni, feeling that the collection of Russian imperial jewels actually belongs to him, determines to steal them and return them to their rightful owner -- himself. To carry out his plan, he puts together a cadre of pulchritudinous female crooks and arranges for his gal gang to model the imperial jewels at a fashion show. But, as usual, complications set in to mess up his plans. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Marcello Mastroianni - Grand Duke Nicholas
• Rita Tushingham - Bridget
• Elaine Taylor - Victoria
• Maggie Blye - Honey
• Francisca Tu - Jeanne Silkingers

Warren Mitchell - Popov; Nora Nicholson - Anastasia; Bryan Pringle - Police Sergeant; Bill Fraser - Bookseller; Anne Blake - Nashka; Charles Lloyd Pack - Butler; David Horne - Duke of Windemere; The Karlins - Triplet; Leonard Rossiter - Insp. Dudley; Ian Trigger - Popov's Assistant

Credit

Dinah Greet - Costume Designer, Christopher Morahan - Director, Peter Tanner - Editor, Norman Kaye - Composer (Music Score), Hal Shaper - Composer (Music Score), Reece Pemberton - Production Designer, Gerry Turpin - Cinematographer, Carlo Ponti - Producer, Pierre Rouve - Producer, Selig J. Seligman - Producer, Ronald Harwood - Screenwriter, Pierre Rouve - Screenwriter, N.F. Simpson - Screenwriter

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