ActionAdventureComedy

Murderers' Row

- Matt Helm outdoes Matt Helm in his new all-out adventure!

The handsome top agent Matt dies a tragic death in his bath tub - the women mourn about the loss. However it's just faked for his latest top-secret mission: He shall find Dr. Solaris, inventor of the Helium laser beam, powerful enough to destroy a whole continent. It seems Dr. Solaris has been kidnapped by a criminal organization. The trace leads to the Cote D'Azur.

Release Date : 1966-12-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Meadway-Claude Productions CompanyColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Matt Helm

Original Name : Dean Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suzie Solaris

Original Name : Ann-Margret

Gender : Female

Character Name : Julian Wall

Original Name : Karl Malden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coco Duquette

Original Name : Camilla Sparv

Gender : Female

Character Name : MacDonald

Original Name : James Gregory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lovey Kravezit

Original Name : Beverly Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Norman Solaris

Original Name : Richard Eastham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ironhead

Original Name : Tom Reese

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy Orcutt

Original Name : Duke Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Ted Hartley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Capt. Deveraux

Original Name : Marcel Hillaire

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss January

Original Name : Corinne Cole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Rogas

Original Name : Robert Terry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Dean Paul Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Desi Arnaz Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Billy Hinsche

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer at Wake (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacqueline Fontaine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tempura (uncredited)

Original Name : Soon-Tek Oh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Philippe (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Lasdun

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss February (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Jane Mangler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss March (uncredited)

Original Name : Amadee Chabot

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss April (uncredited)

Original Name : Luci Ann Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss May (uncredited)

Original Name : Marilyn Tindall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss June (uncredited)

Original Name : Dee Duffy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss July (uncredited)

Original Name : Jan Watson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss August (uncredited)

Original Name : Rena Horten

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss September (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss October (uncredited)

Original Name : Dale Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss November (uncredited)

Original Name : Lynn Hartoch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss December (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Burgess

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dominique (uncredited)

Original Name : Nadia Sanders

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Martin Abrahams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Delmar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Heidi Winston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jay Dee Witney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer at club (uncredited)

Original Name : Martin Abrahams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Service Station Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Anthony

Gender : Male

Character Name : World Wide Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : William Bagdad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Vincent Barbi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Catania

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Sailor (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Dante

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bum (uncredited)

Original Name : George Dee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Igor Dega

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Dimitri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Dirk Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : British agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Finch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeanne (uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Ann Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Funai

Gender : Female

Character Name : Slaygirl (uncredited)

Original Name : Dee Gardner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Gardner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Messenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Gazal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Furnas (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Gerstle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Gray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress (uncredited)

Original Name : Karen Joy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fortress Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Kleven

Gender : Male

Character Name : World Wide Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Beatriz Monteil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fortress Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Morry Ogden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fortress Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Peoples

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Rodine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fortress Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Dale Van Sickel

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-11-25

**_Britain has James Bond while America has (the inferior) Matt Helm_** An American ICE agent (Dean Martin) fakes his own death and goes to the French Riviera to track down the creator of a device that uses the concentrated power of sunlight for mass destruction. A diabolical organization has taken the scientist captive with intent to use his weapon for world domination. Karl Malden plays the leader of BIG O. "Murderer’s Row” (1966) was the second of four Matt Helm movies released in three years from winter, 1966, to winter, 1969. The franchise was obviously inspired by the great success of the first four James Bond flicks from 1962-1965. Unlike the books (and Bond), the tone is lighthearted and spoofy with Martin doing his wink-at-the-camera act, similar to the contemporaneous Derek Flint flicks with James Coburn, not to mention Raquel Welch’s “Fathom” (1967). The tagline for the first film in the Helm series, “The Silencers,” was “guns, gadgets, girls,” but a more accurate description would be “guns, gadgets, girls and booze.” Naturally these are worthwhile flicks to experience the fun, colorful side of the 60s, but since the spy exploits are played as a low-key joke, there’s no sense of danger and, worse, the story simply isn’t compelling, at least in “Murderer’s Row.” Yeah, there are several attractive females on hand with Ann-Margret being the most charismatic and alluring, but they’re all so thin and unshapely they’re kinda meh. Don’t get me wrong, Ann is a top-of-the-line beauty, as witnessed in Elvis’ “Viva Las Vegas” (1964), but she obviously lost weight in the two years leading up to this flick. It’s a shame because she lost her shapely appeal. However, if you prefer women with stick figures, you won’t have a problem. These fun 007-imitation flicks from the 60s all came & went and are forgotten, while the James Bond franchise marches on decade after decade. There’s a reason for this. The film runs 1 hour, 45 minutes. While second unit teams shot sequences in Villefranche-sur-Mer (France), Monte Carlo (Monaco) and the Isle of Wight for the hovercraft and helicopter scenes (England), Martin refused to go to Europe so all of his scenes were done in Hollywood. GRADE: C