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Release Date:
17 January 1969 (Finland)
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Matt Helm gets it from the Wrecking Crew! more
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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...
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No boredom for Matt
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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) |
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Also Known As:
The House of Seven Joys (USA) (working title)
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Rated PG for sensuality, violence and some language.
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105 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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West Germany:16 |
UK:PG (cut) |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:M (original rating) |
USA:PG (re-rating) (1996)
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Columbia production number 8869.
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Errors in geography: There are no mountains in Denmark
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Linka Karensky:
My dear, you must be terribly dedicated to your work, to wear an attrocious wig like that.
Freya Carlson: How very common of you to mention it.
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Freya Carlson: How very common of you to mention it.
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Referenced in Once Upon a Body (1969)
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Soundtrack:
Red Sails in the Sunset
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In this one, Matt Helm's antagonist is Count Contini, a gold smuggler, played by Nigel Green. He is aided by his gang of thugs and two female sidekicks, Linka (Elke Sommer) and Gwen Ya-Rang (Nancy Kwan). As might be expected, both try to seduce Matt, offering fake carrots. Interestingly for a Matt Helm movie, however, Linka is a rare woman in Matt's orbit who is the recipient, rather than initiator, of the first display of interest. Earlier, there is a nice scene in which Lola Medini (Tina Louise), a former associate of Contina, seduces Matt in connection with the intrigue.
Ultimately, it is Freya Carlson (Sharon Tate) who gets her man. She is a Danish tourist agent who leads Matt around in fulfilling his duties. Like Stella Stevens in "The Silencers," she is initially quite clumsy, and is involved in a nice wetlook scene (actually, so is Linka). Freya helps Matt foil the villains.
I'm focusing mostly on the women here, but hey, you can hardly beat this bunch in this male fantasy series. The only Bond movie that can rival this group is "Thunderball."