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Coronet Blue

  • TV Series
  • 19671967
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Frank Converse in Coronet Blue (1967)
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
Michael Alden is an amnesiac, who must discover his real identity before the operatives of a mysterious group locate him and kill him. The key to his past might be "Coronet Blue", a meaningl... Read allMichael Alden is an amnesiac, who must discover his real identity before the operatives of a mysterious group locate him and kill him. The key to his past might be "Coronet Blue", a meaningless phrase he for some reason remembers.Michael Alden is an amnesiac, who must discover his real identity before the operatives of a mysterious group locate him and kill him. The key to his past might be "Coronet Blue", a meaningless phrase he for some reason remembers.
IMDb RATING
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171
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  • Creator
    • Larry Cohen
  • Stars
    • Frank Converse
    • Joe Silver
    • Brian Bedford
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  • Creator
    • Larry Cohen
  • Stars
    • Frank Converse
    • Joe Silver
    • Brian Bedford
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    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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  • Episodes13

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    Coronet Blue (1967)

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    Frank Converse
    Frank Converse
    • Michael Aldenas Michael Alden
    13 episodes13 eps • 1967
    Joe Silver
    Joe Silver
    • Max Spieras Max Spier
    9 episodes9 eps • 1967
    Brian Bedford
    Brian Bedford
    • Anthonyas Anthony
    4 episodes4 eps • 1967
    Robert Burr
    Robert Burr
    • Vincentas Vincent
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Bernice Massi
    • Margaretas Margaret
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Colleen Kelly
    • The Waitressas The Waitress
    2 episodes2 eps • 1967
    Jack Cassidy
    Jack Cassidy
    • Spangleras Spangler
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Carey Thomasas Carey Thomas
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Roger Crowell - Imposteras Roger Crowell - Imposter
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Richard Kiley
    Richard Kiley
    • Dr. Stephen Courtlandas Dr. Stephen Courtland
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Patrick O'Neal
    Patrick O'Neal
    • Dr. Andrew Perkinsas Dr. Andrew Perkins
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Dick Clark
    Dick Clark
    • Victor Brunswickas Victor Brunswick
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Susan Hampshire
    Susan Hampshire
    • Alix Frameas Alix Frame
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Laura Devon
    Laura Devon
    • Ava Lou Springeras Ava Lou Springer
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Signe Hasso
    Signe Hasso
    • Lucille Saileras Lucille Sailer
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Doug Chapin
    Doug Chapin
    • Walter Caneas Walter Cane
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    Cely Carillo
    • Tomoyo Omakias Tomoyo Omaki
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Walter Arnoldas Walter Arnold
    1 episode1 ep • 1967
    • Creator
      • Larry Cohen
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    Storyline

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    Mike was running from some men when he fell into the harbor. He climbed out remembering only that he was running and the phrase "coronet blue". As the show continued from week to week, Mike tried to piece together clues to his identity as individuals he referred to as "Greybeards" seemed to be intent on killing him. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
    • russian
    • spy
    • sleeper agent
    • spy unit
    • enemy agent
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    • Trivia
      Series Creator Larry Cohen, in his autobiography "The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker", explained the mystery behind the series' title and catchphrase. "When the Brodkin Organization took over the series, they wanted to turn it into an anthology. So they played down the amnesia aspect until there was nothing about it at all in the show. It was just Frank Converse wandering from one story to the next with no connective format at all. Anyway, the show ended after seventeen weeks and nobody found out what 'coronet blue' meant. The actual secret is that Converse was not really an American at all. He was a Russian who had been trained to appear like an American and was sent to the U.S. as a spy. He belonged to a spy unit called 'Coronet Blue'. He decided to defect, so the Russians tried to kill him before he can give away the identities of the other Soviet Agents, and nobody can really identify him because he doesn't exist as an American. Coronet Blue was actually an outgrowth of 'The Traitor' episode of The Defenders (1961)." However, anyone who has seen the show knows that the amnesia aspect was in fact not played down (one episode had Alden declining a golden opportunity to learn the truth about himself, or at least a good part of it, on moral grounds concerning the way the information became available to him). Other facts are that thirteen episodes were all that were filmed, and that from first air date to last is only fourteen weeks, fifteen potential weekly air dates if you include those at both ends, but only eleven of the episodes were aired. In any case, Cohen's "seventeen weeks", made in a book wherein he presumably had plenty of time to check and be certain that he got such fundamental facts correct, is indefensible. All this calls the validity of the entirety of his statement into question.
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    • Soundtracks
      Coronet Blue
      (uncredited)

      Music by Laurence Rosenthal

      Lyrics by Earl Shuman

      Sung by Lenny Welch

    User reviews16

    Review
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    8/10
    Coronet Blue..!
    This was a short lived amnesia spy show that I only occasionally seen..comparisons with the 2011 Liam Neeson flick "Unknown", and as the first reviewer also noted, "Bourne Identity'(forgot that series..). This becomes a real popular theme...but it doesn't get used more often.

    This show was so odd that it wasn't rerun..or even given closure (no big surprise for many shows..)..or a video release.

    8 out of 10 at least for something unique. Even if it seemed a bit weird. But now with the Matt Damon "Bourne series", and thanks to the first reviewer for refreshing the old cranium here, and Liam Neeson "Unknoqn", this gimmick in a popular state has gotten a favorable status with producers and, as box office shows, fans.
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    • Jan 4, 2017

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    • Release date
      • May 28, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Geheimnis der blauen Krone
    • Filming locations
      • Pathe Studios, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Plautus Productions
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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