The popular teleseries The Man From UNCLE was spun off into a half-dozen or so feature films. These were largely created from two-part episodes of the series, but they often included material shot specifically for the film version (material of a shockingly frank adult nature at times). These features were released in England and other English-speaking countries (and may have even scored some screenings in US theaters). I was fortunate to've taped at least three of them from a marathon TCM hosted one weekend. HOW TO STEAL THE WORLD may be my favorite of those three. In it, renegade UNCLE agent Barry Sullivan plots to bring about world peace through the aid of a mind-stealing docility gas. Quite the cast in these pictures. This one features not only the show's cast and the aforementioned Barry Sullivan, but also Leslie Neilsen, Eleanor Parker, Mark Richman, Daniel O'Herlihey, and quick cameo by Hugh Marlowe.
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