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62% Critic Match
Diamonds for Breakfast
“Meet Marcello the gourmet”
6.2 / 10• 1968• 1h 42m•NR• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
Swinging playboy Grand Duke Nicholas Goduno, a direct descendent of the Romanov family who were overthrown in the Russian Revolution of 1917, learns that his family's crown jewels will be exhibited at a London museum and plots to steal them. To this end, he gathers a crew of beautiful but dangerous women, led by Bridget Rafferty, to assist in his plot against Popov, the Soviet functionary in charge of the exhibit.
Cast & Crew
Marcello Mastroianni
Grand Duke Nicholas Wladimirovitch Goduno
Lead
Rita Tushingham
Bridget Rafferty
Elaine Taylor
Victoria
Margaret Blye
Honey
Warren Mitchell
Popov
Leonard Rossiter
Inspector Dudley
Bill Fraser
Bookseller
Bryan Pringle
Police Sergeant
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christopher Morahan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Diamonds for Breakfast is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
