Marrocos 7

Gene Barry plays an undercover detective trying to foil an international jewel thief by following an editor of an international fashion magazine, jet-set diamond smuggler Louise Henderson (Cyd Charisse) to Morocco - her side hustle is thieving jewels and shes trying to spirit a priceless jewel out of the country.

Maroc 7 is slickly produced, has great locations, namely Morocco, amidst the minarets and desert, lovely girls, a good cast, nice idea of a fashion shoot masquerading as a caper, however nothing really exciting happens in the plot- it appears like a documentary on travelogue rather than an exciting thriller. The pulse of the plot flatlines all the way, and there's only brief moments of excitement. A pity, as it could've been interjected with more intrigue and action.

However, it's watchable if at least for the fashion, location and the pretty ladies. Gene Barry looks like he's just stumbled from the set of Burke's Law to this one, but he is always fun to watch. The man knows how to dress and he's smooth in his delivery. Strange to see Leslie Philips play a villain and not say "ding-dong carry on"!

This is no masterpiece, but it's not as bad as I was expecting. The story is quite compelling and you have to stay watching to see how it all turns out - an outcome you certainly can not guess because these characters have more guises than the Mission Impossible 2 team! Good if you like these types of 60s British films, or if you're just a curious Cyd Charisse fan. Though she's not playing a beautiful young dancer, but a still beautiful and still very young-looking fashion editor, who doubles as a jewel thief in her spare time.

Loaded with pretty girls, exotic locations, and double-crosses, "Maroc 7" keeps your attention, but never builds too much excitement. Despite being filmed on location in Morocco, the cinematography makes the picture look cheap (or maybe I just watched a bad print), and the director has the bad habit of filming his "big" scenes in near-complete darkness, making it a pain to try and see what's going on. The male lead, Gene Barry, is a bit too old and a bit too smarmy for his "smooth ladies' man" role, but Alexandra Stewart is simply gorgeous and Elsa Martinelli is not far behind. The 60's were certainly a great decade for screen babes, and there is perhaps no other genre demonstrating that point more clearly than these spy capers. (**)

Considering that "Maroc 7" has an overall IMDb score of 4.6, I sure expected it to be a bad film. While in theory, a 5.0 would indicate an average film, here on IMDb the number is probably closer to 6.5--and 4.6 strongly indicates BAD. But, I was surprised--the film was actually a decent little film--not a work of genius but well worth seeing.

The film begins with a guy, Simon Grant (Gene Barry) approaching a woman (Cyd Charisse) who owns a studio that photographs pretty models. He's come to tell her he KNOWS her secret--that she is a world-class thief AND that he's planning on coming with her on her next caper. This takes her and her groups of models to Morocco. But WHAT is the item she plans to steal? And how much do the ladies and their photographer know? And, just who is Grant--who is he working for and what is HIS motivation? While not a brilliant caper film, it is nice and benefits from nice scenery and pretty ladies. It's interesting and well worth your time--especially if you are in the mood for a bit of escapism.

I watched this movie in 2007 and i watched again in 2022 it was the same vibe and cinematic experience. Good locations and good color and story i advice any one who want to watch how was movie and filming 60's and how they devolep the level of art , i watch the movie by mistake just because the title is catchy for me , and im happy because i see this work.