The Prince of Darkness Affair is a two-part story spanning the fourth and fifth episodes of the Fourth Season of 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' and stars Robert Vaughn as chief enforcement agent Napoleon Solo and David McCallum as his partner, agent Illya Kuryakin. This two-parter was later re-cut and released in cinemas as a feature-length film titled The Helicopter Spies.
Synopsis[]
Part I: Kuryakin and Solo travel to Iran to find the Thermal Prism, a new weapon which exterminated an African village.[1]
Part II: Solo infiltrates a wanted criminal's cult to capture his deadly weapon, the Thermal Prism.[1]
Trivia[]
- A previous title for these episodes was 'The Search and Destroy Affair.'[2]
Cast[]
- Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo
- David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin
- Leo G. Carroll as Alexander Waverly
- Carol Lynley as Annie
- Bradford Dillman as Luther Sebastian
- Lola Albright as Azalea
- Julie London as Laura
- John Dehner as Dr. Kharmusi
- John Carradine as Old Man
- H.M. Wynant as Hassan (Part I), Omar Karim Ali (Part II)
- Roy Jenson as Carl
- Arthur Malet as White Hunter
- Robert Karnes as Captain
- Sid Haig as Alex
- Mort Thompson as Henchman
- Barbara Moore as Lisa
- Thordis Brandt as "Miss Zalamar"
- Kathleen Freeman as Mom
- Bart Burns as Federal Agent
- Lyzanne LaDue as White-Haired Girl
- John Cochran as U.N.C.L.E. Agent
- Harry Hauss as Copter Pilot
- Jack Bernardi as Ambulance Aide
- Lloyd Kino as Gardener
Crew[]
- Producer: Anthony Spinner
- Writer: Dean Hargrove
- Director: Boris Sagal
- Executive producer: Norman Felton
- Associate producer: George M. Lehr
- Associate producer: Irv Pearlberg
- Series developer: Sam Rolfe
- Music score: Richard Shores
- U.N.C.L.E. Theme: Jerry Goldsmith
- Director of photography: Fred Koenekamp
- Art director: George W. Davis
- Art director: James W. Sullivan
- Supervising film editor: John Dunning
- Film editor: Joseph Dervin (Part I)
- Film editor: John B. Rogers (Part II)
- Set decoration: Henry Grace
- Set decoration: James I. Berkey
- Set decoration: Hugh Hunt
- Second unit director: Paul Baxley
- Assistant director: Glenn N. Cook
- Music supervisor: Frank E. Anderson
- Recording supervisor: Franklin Milton
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Classic TV Archive, 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: Season 4': https://ctva.biz/US/Spy/UNCLE-ManFrom_04_(1967-68).htm
- ↑ The Fans from U.N.C.L.E., 'Episode Guide: Season Four': http://www.manfromuncle.org/episode4.htm