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The Silencers (film)

The Silencers (film)
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Film information
NameThe Silencers
Directed byPhil Karlson
Produced byIrving Allen
Written byDonald Hamilton (novels)
Oscar Saul
Herbert Baker (screenplay)
StarringDean Martin
Stella Stevens
Music byElmer Bernstein
CinematographyEdward Colman, ASC
Burnett Guffey, ASC
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dateFebruary 18, 1966
Running time102 min
Followed byMurderers' Row

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'The Silencers' is the title of an American spy spoof motion picture produced in 1966 and starring Dean Martin as agent Matt Helm. It is only loosely based upon the novel of the same name by Donald Hamilton, as well as another of Hamilton's Helm novels, Death of a Citizen.

The film was the first of four produced between 1966 and 1969 starring Martin. Whereas Hamilton's books were generally serious spy novels about a former Second World War assassin who is recruited to continue killing for an American government agency, the film versions were light-hearted spy romps spoofing the James Bond series in the same spirit as Our Man Flint, which was released the previous month. The Helm series has been cited as the principal inspirations for the Austin Powers spy comedies of the 1990s and early 2000s.

The Silencers borrows a plot element from the first Helm novel, Death of a Citizen, as it begins with the agent being coaxed out of retirement. Helm's mission is to stop an evil organization called "BIG O" (the Bureau for International Government and Order) from their plan of "Operation Fallout;" diverting an American missile into an underground atomic bomb testing site into New Mexico.Co-starring with Martin are Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi and Victor Buono. Cyd Charisse opens the film with a sexy striptease-style dance while lip synching Vikki Carr's vocals of the titular theme song. James Gregory makes his first appearance as Macdonald, Helm's superior and a recurring character in the series (although Gregory does not play him in all four films).

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The hunters delve into cases involving witness interrogation by mysterious agents known as the "Men in Black" (MIBs), who sometimes appear suddenly after a UFO event, exhibit unusual behavior, know facts that have not been divulged by witnesses, and threaten the lives of those involved with severe consequences unless they remain silent about their encounter.
8.87 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The hunters delve into cases involving witness interrogation by mysterious agents known as the "Men in Black" (MIBs), who sometimes appear suddenly after a UFO event, exhibit unusual behavior, know facts that have not been divulged by witnesses, and threaten the lives of those involved with severe consequences unless they remain silent about their encounter.
8.87 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The hunters delve into cases involving witness interrogation by mysterious agents known as the "Men in Black" (MIBs), who sometimes appear suddenly after a UFO event, exhibit unusual behavior, know facts that have not been divulged by witnesses, and threaten the lives of those involved with severe consequences unless they remain silent about their encounter.
8.87 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The hunters delve into cases involving witness interrogation by mysterious agents known as the "Men in Black" (MIBs), who sometimes appear suddenly after a UFO event, exhibit unusual behavior, know facts that have not been divulged by witnesses, and threaten the lives of those involved with severe consequences unless they remain silent about their encounter.
8.85 min. | 5.0 user rating		 The hunters delve into cases involving witness interrogation by mysterious agents known as the "Men in Black" (MIBs), who sometimes appear suddenly after a UFO event, exhibit unusual behavior, know facts that have not been divulged by witnesses, and threaten the lives of those involved with severe consequences unless they remain silent about their encounter.
8.87 min. | 5.0 user rating

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The Matt Helm series by Donald Hamilton

NovelsDeath of a Citizen (1960) * The Wrecking Crew (1960) * The Removers (1961) * The Silencers (1962) * Murderers' Row (1962) * The Ambushers (1963) * The Shadowers (1964) * The Ravagers (1964) * The Devastators (1965) * The Betrayers (1966) * The Menacers (1968) * The Interlopers (1969) * The Poisoners (1971) * The Intriguers (1972) * The Intimidators (1974) * The Terminators (1975) * The Retaliators (1976) * The Terrorizers (1977) * The Revengers (1982) * The Annihilators (1983) * The Infiltrators (1984) * The Detonators (1985) * The Vanishers (1986) * The Demolishers (1987) * The Frighteners (1989) * The Threateners (1992) * The Damagers (1993) * The Dominators (unpublished)
FilmsThe Silencers (1966) * Murderers' Row (1966) * The Ambushers (1967) * The Wrecking Crew (1969)
Television seriesMatt Helm (1975)



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