British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.
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British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.
Plot Keywords:
uncle nephew relationship | bulldog drummond | lloyds of london | reference to fu manchu | italian riviera |Taglines:
These are the women to put up a man's pulse rate - and stop it . . . stone dead! See more »Parents Guide:
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28 February 1967 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Bonecas que Matam See more »Company Credits
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By John Franz and Scott Walker (as Scott Engel)
Sung by The Walker Brothers
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The title 'Deadlier Than the Male' is a literary reference to a 1911 poem by Rudyard Kipling 'The Female of the Species' which reads: "The female of the species must be deadlier than the male". The title also references Herman C. McNeile (aka Sapper)'s earlier 'Bulldog Drummond' novel, 'The Female of the Species' which was filmed as Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937). See more »Goofs
At the end of the film, Drummond (Richard Johnson) and Robert (Steve Carlson) dive off the yacht and swim away from the boat towards Grace (Suzanna Leigh), who is in the water. But as the film cuts to a long shot and the final credits roll, they are still swimming towards her - but from the other direction, moving towards the boat. See more »Quotes
Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond: Catch your girlfriend, Robert. I think she's gonna faint.See more »
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Deadlier Than the MaleBy John Franz and Scott Walker (as Scott Engel)
Sung by The Walker Brothers
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Several oil executives die in mysterious 'accidents' and each time, an anonymous company is richer by a million pounds. Insurance underwriter Hugh Drummond is called in to investigate. Jimmy Sangster had earlier put Hammer Films on the map by reworking old horror favourites like 'Dracula' and 'Frankenstein'. In 1966, he gave Sapper's 'Bulldog Drummond' a Bond make-over. Richard Johnson was well cast; smooth, charming, and sophisticated. The girls are stunningly beautiful, and the film bristles with excitement, invention and good humour. Nigel Green is excellent as Carl Petersen. Some great set-pieces; the underground car park fight is surprisingly violent, while the chessboard finale is straight out of 'The Avengers'. All this plus a cameo by the late, great Leonard Rossiter, and a blinding title song by The Walker Brothers! Wisely, the film doesn't try to compete with the more lavish Bonds such as 'Goldfinger' and 'Thunderball'. Both Drummond films were novelised for Coronet Books by Henry Reymond.