1967 film
Maroc 7 is a 1967 British thriller film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Gene Barry, Elsa Martinelli, Leslie Phillips and Denholm Elliott.[3] The screenplay concerns an international jewel thief who hatches a plan to go to Morocco and steal a valuable artifact.[4]
The theme song was an instrumental by the Shadows: "Maroc 7" rose to No. 24 on the UK singles chart in April 1967.[5]
Plot
Louise Henderson is the editor of a respected fashion magazine, but she has a hidden career as mastermind of a ring of thieves. With their professional operation as a front, Louise uses one of her models, Claudia, and a photographer, Raymond Lowe, to steal precious artifacts and jewels.
Law enforcement agencies have their suspicions about her, so secret agent Simon Grant is assigned the case. He pretends to be a safecracker to infiltrate Louise's gang, traveling to Morocco, where she intends to switch an imitation Arabian medallion for a priceless real one.
Grant is given cooperation in Morocco by a chief of police, Barrada, and a woman named Michelle Craig who is the chief's top aide. Things go wrong when Grant needs to kill Lowe, who has discovered his true identity.
The theft goes on as planned, at least until Claudia is shot. To the surprise of cops and robbers alike, the precious medallion is stolen by the one person none of them suspected, Michelle, who escapes.
Production
The film was the fifth in a series of movies jointly financed by Rank and the NFFC.[6]
The film was shot on location in Morocco. Filming began 6 July 1966. The production went over budget.[7]
