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The Wrecking Crew -- Matt Helm, the debonair secret agent, saves the world from doom in this fourth and final "Matt Helm" feature. This time he prevents the world's economy from collapsing as a crime ring hijacks $1 billion in gold.

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Director:
Phil Karlson
Writers:
Donald Hamilton (novel)
William P. McGivern (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 December 1968 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Matt Helm gets it from the Wrecking Crew! See more »
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... See more » | Full synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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Gary Ross to Direct Matt Helm Before Venom
 (From ReelzChannel. 13 October 2009, 4:24 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Sharon steals the show in best of the Helms See more (38 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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 ... 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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Lynn Borden ... Miss Long Distance (uncredited)
Whitney Chase ... Miss Natural Gas (uncredited)
David Chow ... Bartender (uncredited)
James Daris ... (uncredited)
Noel Drayton ... Man at Downing Street Meeting (uncredited)
Harry Fleer ... (uncredited)
Harry Geldard ... (uncredited)
Tony Giorgio ... Gadget Agent for I.C.E. (uncredited)

Joe Gray ... (uncredited)
Rex Holman ... J.B. (uncredited)
Brick Huston ... (uncredited)
Joséphine James ... Girl (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Officer in Hospital Room (uncredited)
Jon Kowal ... Kelly (uncredited)
James Lloyd ... Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Byron Morrow ... Officer in Hospital Room (uncredited)

Chuck Norris ... Man in the House of 7 Joys (uncredited)
J.B. Pick ... (uncredited)
Allen Pinson ... Page (uncredited)
Bartlett Robinson ... President's Aide (uncredited)
Bill M. Ryusaki ... Henri (uncredited)
Vincent Van Lynn ... (uncredited)
Dick Winslow ... Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
Phil Karlson 
 
Writing credits
Donald Hamilton (novel "The Wrecking Crew")

William P. McGivern (screenplay) (as William McGivern)

Produced by
Irving Allen .... producer
Harold F. Kress .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Hugo Montenegro 
 
Cinematography by
Sam Leavitt (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Maury Winetrobe 
 
Art Direction by
Joseph C. Wright  (as Joe Wright)
 
Set Decoration by
Frank Tuttle 
 
Costume Design by
Moss Mabry 
 
Makeup Department
Hank Edds .... makeup artist: Dean Martin
Virginia Jones .... hair stylist
Ben Lane .... makeup supervisor
 
Production Management
Ralph E. Black .... unit production manager (as Ralph Black)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerome M. Siegel .... assistant director (as Jerome Siegel)
John M. Poer .... dga trainee (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Max Frankel .... property master
 
Sound Department
James Z. Flaster .... sound (as James Flaster)
Arthur Piantadosi .... sound
Charles J. Rice .... sound supervisor
 
Stunts
Bill Couch .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Gray .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hickman .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Lewis .... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin .... stunts (uncredited)
Ed Parker .... stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins .... stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pinson .... stunts (uncredited)
Wally Rose .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill M. Ryusaki .... stunts (uncredited)
Mary Statler .... stunts (uncredited)
Mike Stone .... stunt double: Dean Martin (uncredited)
Fred Stromsoe .... stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sy Devore .... wardrobe: Dean Martin
 
Editorial Department
Oscar Denenberg .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Hugo Montenegro .... conductor
John Bahler .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Al Capps .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Richard Hazard .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Jay Hill .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Willis Holman .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer
Bruce Lee .... karate advisor
Frank Tallman .... pilot: helicopter sequences
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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MPAA:
Rated PG for sensuality, violence and some language (re-rating) (1996)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1996) | West Germany:16 | UK:PG (cut)
Filming Locations:
Beverly Hills, California, USASee more »
Company:
Columbia Pictures CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Dean Martin was so distraught over the murder of his The Wrecking Crew (1968) 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.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Although the two cars hit side to side several times on the mountain road, there is no visible damage to either car.See more »
Quotes:
Matt Helm:[to the tune of 'Cry'] If your sweetheart puts a pistol in her bed, you'd do better sleeping with your uncle Fred...See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Too Young to Die: Sharon Tate - Das Ende der Unschuld (#1.4)" (2012)See more »
Soundtrack:
Red Sails in the SunsetSee more »

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7 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Sharon steals the show in best of the Helms, 27 September 2000
Author: theeht from ny, ny

The best of the four Matt Helm films featuring the most entertaining plot, and the greatest number of beautiful women.Dean is funny as hell as usual, but it's Sharon's film all the way. Revealing a naturally funny comic ability, Sharon is an adorable doll, clad in unbecoming clothes and non-flattering eye glasses, before revealing the legendary Tate beauty in the memorable final scene. This film, along with Valley of the Dolls, revels the enormous potential of the tragic beauty.All in all, a good show.

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