Deadlier Than the Male

"For Hire: Deadly Weapons!"

1967 1h 41m EN

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6.3

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★5.8TMDB · 56★6.3IMDB · 2,071

ActionComedyThriller

Synopsis

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British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.

“For Hire: Deadly Weapons!”

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Cast

Richard Johnson
Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Elke Sommer
Irma Eckman
Sylva Koscina
Penelope
Suzanna Leigh
Grace
Nigel Green
Carl Petersen
Steve Carlson
Robert Drummond
Virginia North
Brenda
Justine Lord
Miss Ashenden

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ralph Thomas
Writers: Jimmy Sangster, Jimmy Sangster, David D. Osborn
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Bulldog Drummond (Richard Johnson) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ralph Thomas, shot by Ernest Steward. 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 Malcolm Lockyer. 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 Alfred Roome shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Richard Johnson and Elke Sommer and Sylva Koscina carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "For Hire: Deadly Weapons!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ralph Thomas directs. Ernest Steward behind the camera. Malcolm Lockyer scores. Alfred Roome cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Bulldog Drummond (Richard Johnson) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Ralph Thomas, shot by Ernest Steward. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Malcolm Lockyer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Alfred Roome shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Richard Johnson and Elke Sommer and Sylva Koscina carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "For Hire: Deadly Weapons!".
8IMDB entry: tt0060288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.