The Wrecking Crew (1969)

Director:

Phil Karlson

Writers:

Donald Hamilton (novel)
William P. McGivern (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 January 1969 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy | Action | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

Matt Helm gets it from the Wrecking Crew!

Plot:

The count has stolen enough gold to cause a financial crisis in the world markets so I.C.E. sends in ace spy Matt Helm to stop him...

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Matt Helm | Spy | Train | Beautiful Woman

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Dean Martin	...	Matt Helm
Elke Sommer	...	Linka Karensky
Sharon Tate	...	Freya Carlson
Nancy Kwan	...	Yu-Rang
Nigel Green	...	Count Contini
Tina Louise	...	Lola Medina
John Larch	...	'Mac' MacDonald
John Brascia	...	Karl
Weaver Levy	...	Kim
Wilhelm von Homburg	...	Gregor
Bill Saito	...	Ching
Fuji	...	Toki
Pepper Martin	...	Frankie
Ted Jordan	...	Guard (as Ted H. Jordan)

Also Known As:

The House of Seven Joys (USA) (working title)
Altin hirsizlari (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Ett järn i elden (Sweden) [sv]
La mansión de los siete placeres (Spain) [es]
Matt Helm i guldfällan (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Matt Helm kultaloukussa (Finland) [fi]
Matt Helm og de hårde drenge (Denmark) [da]
Matt Helm règle ses comptes (France) [fr]
Matt Helm slår seg løs (Norway) [no]
Missione compiuta stop. Bacioni Matt Helm (Italy) [it]
Rollkommando (West Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG for sensuality, violence and some language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:16 | UK:PG (cut) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1996)

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Dean Martin was so distraught over the murder of his The Wrecking Crew (1969) co-star and friend Sharon Tate that he abandoned the next already-announced "Matt Helm" motion picture series installment (to be titled "The Ravagers"), and never played the character again.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: There are no mountains in Denmark

Quotes:

'Mac' MacDonald: [about Linka] And remember, she's about as gentle as a barracuda.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Once Upon a Body (1969)

Soundtrack:

The Story of Love

Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, plus lots of beautiful women

Bruce Lee choreographed the fight scenes in this film, and Chuck Norris is a waiter. Sharon Tate and Nancy Kwan engage in a catfight unlike anything seen on the screen. Poor Tina Louise, like Cyd Charrise in the other Matt Helm movie is wasted, and Elke Sommer is just window dressing.