The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)

U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Ilyia Kuryakin are sent to stop a T.H.R.U.S.H. employed ex-Nazi scientist from diverting the Gulf Stream.

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers:

Peter Allan Fields (screenplay), Sam Rolfe (character)

Stars:

Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Jack Palance

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Vaughn	...	Napoleon Solo
David McCallum	...	Illya Kuryakin
Jack Palance	...	Louis Strago
Janet Leigh	...	Miss Diketon
Eduardo Ciannelli	...	Arturo 'Fingers' Stilletto
Allen Jenkins	...	Enzo 'Pretty' Stilletto
Jack La Rue	...	Federico 'Feet' Stilletto
Leo G. Carroll	...	Alexander Waverly
Joan Blondell	...	Mrs. 'Fingers' Stilletto
Ludwig Donath	...	Dr. Heinrich von Kronen
Will Kuluva	...	Mr. Thaler, Thrush Boss
Letícia Román	...	Pia Monteri
Penny Santon	...	Grandma Monteri
Frank Puglia	...	Padre
Vincent Beck	...	Benjamin Luger

Storyline

T.H.R.U.S.H. with the help of Doctor von Kronen, a Nazi scientist, has a plan to divert the Gulf Stream, turning Greenland from a barren wasteland into a lush island for their new Headquarters. The men from U.N.C.L.E. Napoleon Solo and Ilyia Kuryakin are sent to stop them.

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Plot Keywords:

woman murders a man | murderess | murder | uncle | gulf stream | 

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Taglines:

New surprises ! New thrills !

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 February 1967 (UK)

Also Known As:

Der Mann im grünen Hut

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arena Productions,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Will Kuluva, playing a THRUSH chieftain, originally played the chief of UNCLE in the pilot episode "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Vulcan Affair (#1.1)" (1964)(scenes deleted); and in the re-edited film version of that pilot episode that was released to theaters ("To Trap A Spy").

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Goofs

In an overhead shot of the chase scene at the beginning of the film, the lower part of the helicopter filming the action is clearly visible.

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Connections

Edited from The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part II (1966)

User Reviews

The best of the "Uncle" movies.

All told five full-length feature films were made by the MGM studio from spliced together episodes of The Man From Uncle. "The Spy In The Green Hat" is, in my opinion, the best of them. This is no small part due to Jack Palance who plays a terrific villain Louis Strago & Janet Leigh who plays Strago's secretary Miss Diketon. Janet Leigh was 39 years old when she played this role & looks really hot. Miss Diketon takes pleasure in killing people at her boss Strago's behest & Janet Leigh found herself a really juicy "bad girl" role here that she makes the most of. Despite her surname having lesbian overtones she is secretly in love with her boss Strago but his feelings for her are not reciprocated. In their very first scene together she is shown breathing heavily whilst massaging his back for which Strago rebukes her. Later he tries to get her transferred out of his department & she turns against him. The other female interest sees Leticia Roman playing Pia Monteri the daughter of an Italian Mafia mobster whom Napoleon Solo is almost forced into marrying. Later in the movie there is a very entertaining fight between her & Miss Diketon. All in all, this is not a movie to be taken too seriously, & it was never intended to be, but is very entertaining.