The Ambushers (film)
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| The Ambushers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Irving Allen |
| Written by | Donald Hamilton (novel) Herbert Baker (screenplay) |
| Starring | Dean Martin Senta Berger |
| Music by | Herbert Baker Hugo Montenegro |
| Cinematography | Edward Colman Burnett Guffey |
| Editing by | Harold F. Kress |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 1967 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Murderers' Row |
| Followed by | The Wrecking Crew |
| IMDb profile | |
The Ambushers is a 1967 Science fiction spy Comedy film starring Dean Martin and Senta Berger. It is loosely based upon the novel of the same title by Donald Hamilton.
The film was the third of four produced in the late 1960s starring Martin as secret agent Matt Helm. It followed The Silencers and Murderers' Row and like those earlier films followed the approach of being a spoof of the James Bond film series rather than a straight adaptation of Hamilton's novel. It was followed by one final film, The Wrecking Crew in 1969.
This film is generally considered the weakest of the four Matt Helm films, and is cited in the book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time by Harry and Michael Medved.
[edit] Plot
When a government built flying saucer is hijacked mid-flight by Jose Ortega the exiled ruler for an outlaw nation secret agent Matt Helm and the ships former pilot Sheila Sommars are sent to recover it. Along the way they must deal with Ortega's henchmen, Fracesca Madeiros (an operative for Helm's main nemesis Big O) who poses as a model and seduces Helm, and an assassin named Nassim
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dean Martin | Matt Helm |
| Senta Berger | Francesca Madeiros |
| Janice Rule | Sheila Sommers |
| James Gregory | MacDonald |
| Albert Salmi | Jose Ortega |
| Kurt Kasznar | Quintana |
| Beverly Adams | Lovey Kravezit |
| David Mauro | Nassim |
| Roy Jenson | Karl |
| John Brascia | Rocco |
| Linda Foster | Linda |
| Tomiko Ishizuka | Slaygirl |
| Karin Feddersen | Slaygirl |
| Ulla Lindstrom | Slaygirl |
| Marilyn Tindall | Slaygirl |
[edit] References
- Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
- Internet Movie Database
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| The Matt Helm series by Donald Hamilton |
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| Books Death of a Citizen (1960) | The Wrecking Crew (1960) | The Removers (1961) | The Silencers (1962) | Murderers' Row (1962) | The Ambushers (1963) | The Shadowers (1964) | The Ravagers (1964) | The Devastators (1965) | The Betrayers (1966) | The Menacers (1968) | The Interlopers (1969) | The Poisoners (1971) | The Intriguers (1972) | The Intimidators (1974) | The Terminators (1975) | The Retaliators (1976) | The Terrorizers (1977) | The Revengers (1982) | The Annihilators (1983) | The Infiltrators (1984) | The Detonators (1985) | The Vanishers (1986) | The Demolishers (1987) | The Frighteners (1989) | The Threateners (1992) | The Damagers (1993) | The Dominators (unpublished) |
| Films The Silencers (1966) | Murderers' Row (1966) | The Ambushers (1967) | The Wrecking Crew (1969) |
| Television series Matt Helm (1975) |
