A criminal mastermind (Jack Palance) concocts a plan to alter the course of the Gulf Stream with the help of an ex-Nazi scientist (Ludwig Donath). The plan is to detonate atomic bombs in the Atlantic ocean thus causing havoc in Europe but allowing Greenland (which will be their new headquarters) to flourish. Directed by Joseph Sargent (THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE), this is the fifth feature film consisting of piecing together two episodes of the MAN FROM UNCLE television series. Some minor changes from the TV showing allowing more adult content in the theatrical version include partial nudity and suggestive dialog by Janet Leigh as a sadistic nymphomaniac that was considered too "racy" for television. The comedic aspects are lame but it's fun to see some of the familiar character actors from the 1930s and 1940s as mobsters including Allen Jenkins, Eduardo Ciannelli, Jack La Rue and Elisha Cook Jr. With Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Joan Blondell, Leticia Roman, Leo G. Carroll and Will Kuluva.
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