The Ambushers (film)

The Ambushers (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Ambushers


image_size =150px
caption =film poster by Robert McGinnis
director = Henry Levin
producer = Irving Allen
writer = Donald Hamilton (novel)
Herbert Baker (screenplay)
starring = Dean Martin
Senta Berger
music = Herbert Baker
Hugo Montenegro
cinematography = Edward Colman, ASC
Burnett Guffey, ASC
editing =
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = December 22 1967
runtime = 102 min
country =
language =
preceded_by = Murderers' Row
followed_by = The Wrecking Crew
imdb_id = 0062657

"The Ambushers" is a 1967 science fiction spy comedy film starring Dean Martin and Senta Berger. It is loosely based upon the novel of the same title by Donald Hamilton.

The film was the third of four produced in the late 1960s starring Martin as secret agent Matt Helm. It followed "The Silencers" and "Murderers' Row" and like those earlier films followed the approach of being a spoof of the James Bond film series rather than a straight adaptation of Hamilton's novel. It was followed by one final film, "The Wrecking Crew" in 1969.

This film is generally considered the weakest of the four Matt Helm films, and is cited in the book "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time" by Harry and Michael Medved.

Plot

When a government-built flying saucer is hijacked mid-flight by Jose Ortega, the exiled ruler for an outlaw nation, secret agent Matt Helm, and the ships' former pilot Sheila Sommars are sent to recover it. Along the way they must deal with Ortega's henchmen, Francesca Madeiros (an operative for Helm's main nemesis Big O) who poses as a model and seduces Helm, and an assassin named Nassim.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062657 Internet Movie Database]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Ambushers — infobox Book | name = The Ambushers title orig = translator = image caption = 1963 paperback edition author = Donald Hamilton cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Matt Helm genre = Spy novel publisher = Fawcett… …   Wikipedia

  • The Silencers (film) — Infobox Film name = The Silencers image size =175px director = Phil Karlson producer = Irving Allen writer = Donald Hamilton (novel) Oscar Saul Herbert Baker (screenplay) starring = Dean Martin Nancy Kovack music = Elmer Bernstein cinematography …   Wikipedia

  • The Fifty Worst Films of All Time — is a 1978 book by Harry Medved, with Randy Dreyfuss and Michael Medved. This book represents their subjective nominations for the 50 worst sound films ever made, in alphabetical order. The book features a story synopsis for each film, the authors …   Wikipedia

  • The Operative: No One Lives Forever — For the similarly titled James Bond novel, see Nobody Lives for Ever. The Operative: No One Lives Forever The game s box art displays protagonist Cate Archer …   Wikipedia

  • The Wrecking Crew (1969 film) — Infobox Film name = The Wrecking Crew image size = 200px caption = original film poster by Robert McGinnis director = Phil Karlson producer = Irving Allen writer = William P. McGivern starring = Dean Martin Elke Sommer Sharon Tate Nancy Kwan… …   Wikipedia

  • List of comedy films of the 1960s — Comedy film List of comedy films Pre 1920 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s …   Wikipedia

  • 1960s in film — The decade of the 1960s in film involved many significant films. NOTOC Contents 1 Events 2 List of films: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.EventsHundreds of full length films were produced during the 1960s.The decade is known …   Wikipedia

  • 1967 in film — The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground breaking years in film. Events*December 26 The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television. *The prototype for the IMAX multi… …   Wikipedia

  • Murderers' Row (film) — Murderers Row film poster by Robert McGinnis Directed by Henry Levin …   Wikipedia

  • Too Late the Hero — Infobox Film | name = Too Late the Hero image size = 175px caption = original film poster director = Robert Aldrich producer = Robert Aldrich Walter Blake writer = Robert Aldrich Lukas Heller Robert Sherman starring = Michael Caine Cliff… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”