The Silencers

19661966
TV-PGTV-PG
1h 42min

Dean Martin in The Silencers (1966)

Action Adventure Comedy

Retired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.Retired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.Retired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.Retired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.Retired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.

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Awards
- 2 nominations

Cyd Charisse "The Silencers" 2/21/1966 Columbia

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5.4

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5.6

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4.7

Our Man Flint

6.5

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life

6.4

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6.2

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5.5

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6.7

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6.2

Matt Helm

5.0

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6.6

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In this, the first Matt Helm movie, we see Matt Helm coaxed out of semi-retirement by an attractive ex-partner. It seems that the evil Big O organization has a nefarious plan called "Operation: Fallout." If this plan comes to fruition, Big O will explode an atomic bomb over Alamogordo, NM, and start WWIII. Only Matt Helm can stop them. —Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>

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Taglines
- Follow Matt Helm secret agent from bedroom to bedlam with guns, girls and dynamite!
Genres
Certificate
- TV-PG
Parents guide

Trivia
Although one of the greatest female dancers in the history of the movie musical, Cyd Charisse singing in films was almost always dubbed. A young Vikki Carr performed her singing in The Silencers (1966).

Goofs
When Matt Helm slides off into the bathtub there are already several water stains visible on the sheets, including one where likely he was wearing a swimsuit, already wet from previous takes.

Quotes
Gail Hendrix: I want some music.
[Gail turns on car radio, Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me" plays]
Matt Helm: Oh, turn him off, he's terrible!
[Gail changes the station, Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody" plays]
Matt Helm: Now that's a guy that can sing!

Crazy credits
Coming up next Matt Helm meets Lovey Kravezit in Murderers' Row

Connections
Featured in The Obsession of Billy Botski (1980)

Soundtracks
The Silencers
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Lyrics by Mack David
Performed by Cyd Charisse (dubbed by Vikki Carr)

Top review

8/10

Mr. Cool Dean Martin

He's super spy Matt Helm.All the girls love him and all the men envy him.And some want to kill him.In the 1960's they made four Matt Helm movies.The Silencers (1966) is the first one of them directed by Phil Karlson.In this movie Matt Helm's job is to prevent WWIII.Not an easy job to do, except for Matt Helm.Matt Helm movies were James Bond parodies.They did the same Austin Powers did some decades later.And this agent could also sing! The actor who portrayed Matt Helm was super cool Dean Martin.The leading lady of this first movie was portrayed by super sexy Stella Stevens (Gail).Daliah Lavi plays Tina.The singing and dancing beauty Cyd Charisse is Sarita.The movie history has pretty much forgotten these movies.I found The Silencers rather entertaining.Matt Helm movies look very 60's.It's probably the nostalgia that raises the value of these movies.And the super cool Dean Martin.

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Petey-10
Jun 26, 2007

Watching on Amazon Prime. At 51:43 I would swear that's Martin Landau in frame. Can't get a clear shot of him (dark) but even his posture and walk are telling.

Release date
- March 16, 1966 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Leise flüstern die Pistolen
Filming locations
- New Mexico, USA
Production company
- Meadway-Claude Productions Company (I) (II)
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 42min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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