Matchless (film)

Matchless is a 1967 Italian science fiction-comedy film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It parodies the spy film genre.

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." 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."