The Wrecking Crew

"Matt Helm Is Alive And Well And Swinging In Copenhagen--So Far!"

1968 1h 45m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 75

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Synopsis

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When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold, ICE chief MacDonald summons secret agent Matt Helm to stop him.

“Matt Helm Is Alive And Well And Swinging In Copenhagen--So Far!”

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Cast

Dean Martin
Matt Helm
Elke Sommer
Linka Karensky
Sharon Tate
Freya Carlson
Tina Louise
Lola Medina
Nigel Green
Count Massimo Contini
Nancy Kwan
Wen Yu-Rang
John Larch
MacDonald
John Brascia
Karl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: William P. McGivern
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Matt Helm Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Phil Karlson, shot by Sam Leavitt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hugo Montenegro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maury Winetrobe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dean Martin and Elke Sommer and Sharon Tate carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Matt Helm Is Alive And Well And Swinging In Copenhagen--So Far!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0065225 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Phil Karlson directs. Sam Leavitt behind the camera. Hugo Montenegro scores. Maury Winetrobe cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Matt Helm Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Phil Karlson, shot by Sam Leavitt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hugo Montenegro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Maury Winetrobe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dean Martin and Elke Sommer and Sharon Tate carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Matt Helm Is Alive And Well And Swinging In Copenhagen--So Far!".
8IMDB entry: tt0065225 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sam Leavitt
Original score: Hugo Montenegro
Editing: Maury Winetrobe
Production design: Joseph C. Wright
Costume design: Moss Mabry
Makeup / hair: Hank Edds
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $2,400,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Wrecking Crew (1968)

Part of

Matt Helm Collection

Tounge-in-cheek spy-spoof series staring Dean Martin. Loosely (VERY loosely) based on the series of novels by Donald Hamilton. The films used the name Matt Helm, his cover identity, plus book titles and some very loose plot elements, but otherwise the series bore no resemblance at all to the character, atmosphere, or themes of Hamilton's original books, nor to the hard-edged action of Bond. One reason was the attitude of the filmmakers that the only way to compete with the Bond films was to parody them.