Matchless (film)

Matchless
Matchless
	US film poster
Directed by	Alberto Lattuada
Screenplay by	Dean Craig; Jack Pulman; Luigi Malerba; Alberto Lattuada;
Dialogue by	Jack Pulman
Story by	Ermanno Donati
Produced by	Ermanno Donati; Luigi Carpentieri;
Starring	Patrick O'Neal; Ira Furstenberg; Donald Pleasence; Henry Silva; Nicoletta Machiavelli; Howard St. John; Sorrell Booke;
Cinematography	Alessandro D'Eva
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Music by	Ennio Morricone; Gino Marinuzzi Jr.;
Production; company	Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	13 August 1967;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	English

Matchless (also known as Mission Top Secret) is a 1967 Italian science fiction-comedy film directed by Alberto Lattuada.^[1] It parodies the spy film genre.^[2]

Cast

Patrick O'Neal as Perry 'Matchless' Liston
Ira Fürstenberg as Arabella
Donald Pleasence as Gregori Andreanu
Henry Silva as Hank Norris
Nicoletta Machiavelli as Tipsy
Sorrell Booke as Colonel Coolpepper
Howard St. John as General Shapiro
Jacques Herlin as O-Chin's Doctor

Reception

In a contemporary review, Variety stated that "if audiences are not yet satiated with spy spoofs, United Artists' Matchless may get an appreciative reception from the action market."^[3] The review noted that "the film doesn't take itself too seriously and makes some clever gibes at the expense of military and intelligence powers of all nationalities", but that "uneven acting and technical credits hamper the film's chances of rising above programmer status."^[3]

References

^ Callisto Cosulich (1985). I Film di Alberto Lattuada. Gremese Editore, 1985. ISBN 8876051872.
^ Adriano Aprà (2009). Alberto Lattuada: il cinema e i film. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 978-8831797771.
^ ^a ^b Willis 1985, p. 222: "Review is of 104 minute version reviewed on September 18, 1967"

Sources

Willis, Donald, ed. (1985). Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews. Garland Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-8240-6263-7.

External links

Matchless at IMDb

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[1] Callisto Cosulich (1985). I Film di Alberto Lattuada. Gremese Editore, 1985. ISBN 8876051872.

[2] Adriano Aprà (2009). Alberto Lattuada: il cinema e i film. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 978-8831797771.

[FOOTNOTEWillis1985222-3] Willis 1985, p. 222: "Review is of 104 minute version reviewed on September 18, 1967"

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