How To Steal The World (1969)

When a fellow UNCLE (United Network Command For Law And Enforcement) agent (Barry Sullivan) and a European military general (Leslie Nielsen) disappear, two UNCLE agents investigate and uncover a diabolical plot to take over the world. Directed by Sutton Roley (CHOSEN SURVIVORS), this was the final theatrical release (and not coincidentally, the final episode) of a MAN FROM UNCLE two part episode reconfigured for a theatrical release. The outlandish plot could have used a dash of humor here and there but it's played deadly straight which results in a rather tiresome watch. It's not much fun and a missed opportunity to have Eleanor Parker's villainess camp it up a bit might have provided some amusement. With Dan O'Herlihy, Tony Bill, Leo G. Carroll, Tony Bill, Albert Paulsen and Hugh Marlowe.