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Five Fingers
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Five Fingers

1959
Five Fingers
Five Fingers

Five Fingers

7.9 | en | Drama

Five Fingers is an NBC adventure/drama series set in Europe during the Cold War loosely based on the 1952 film 5 Fingers, starring James Mason and Danielle Darrieux. It ran from October 3, 1959, to January 9, 1960. David Hedison starred as 32-year-old Victor Sebastian, an American counterintelligence officer with the code name "Five Fingers". Luciana Paluzzi played Simone Genet, Sebastian's secretary and romantic interest. Paul Burke played Robertson, Sebastian's contact man. Five Fingers itself was based on the book Operation Cicero by L.C. Moyzisch and on the memoirs of Elyesa Bazna. Bazna was something of an antihero in real life; the television series transformed the character from a World War II-era mercenary Albanian into a Cold War era heroic American. Sebastian posed as a Communist to gain information on party activities. His public cover was that of a theatrical booking agent for clubs and cafes throughout Europe.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP1  Station Break
Oct. 03,1959
Station Break

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EP2  Dossier
Oct. 10,1959
Dossier

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EP3  The Moment of Truth
Oct. 17,1959
The Moment of Truth

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EP4  The Unknown Town
Oct. 24,1959
The Unknown Town

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EP5  The Men with Triangle Heads
Oct. 31,1959
The Men with Triangle Heads

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EP6  The Assassin
Nov. 07,1959
The Assassin

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EP7  The Man Who Got Away
Nov. 14,1959
The Man Who Got Away

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EP8  The Emerald Curtain
Nov. 21,1959
The Emerald Curtain

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EP9  The Temple of the Swinging Doll
Nov. 28,1959
The Temple of the Swinging Doll

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EP10  The Final Dream
Dec. 05,1959
The Final Dream

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EP11  Thin Ice
Dec. 19,1959
Thin Ice

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EP12  Operation Ramrod
Dec. 26,1959
Operation Ramrod

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EP13  The Judas Goat
Jan. 02,1960
The Judas Goat

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EP14  The Search for Edward Stoyan
Jan. 09,1960
The Search for Edward Stoyan

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EP15  A Shot in the Dark
Dec. 31,1969
A Shot in the Dark

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EP16  Counterfeit
Dec. 31,1969
Counterfeit

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Released: 1959-10-04 | Released Producted By: 20th Century Fox Television , Martin Manulis Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Five Fingers is an NBC adventure/drama series set in Europe during the Cold War loosely based on the 1952 film 5 Fingers, starring James Mason and Danielle Darrieux. It ran from October 3, 1959, to January 9, 1960. David Hedison starred as 32-year-old Victor Sebastian, an American counterintelligence officer with the code name "Five Fingers". Luciana Paluzzi played Simone Genet, Sebastian's secretary and romantic interest. Paul Burke played Robertson, Sebastian's contact man. Five Fingers itself was based on the book Operation Cicero by L.C. Moyzisch and on the memoirs of Elyesa Bazna. Bazna was something of an antihero in real life; the television series transformed the character from a World War II-era mercenary Albanian into a Cold War era heroic American. Sebastian posed as a Communist to gain information on party activities. His public cover was that of a theatrical booking agent for clubs and cafes throughout Europe.

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Drama

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Cast

David Hedison , Paul Burke , Alan Napier , Luciana Paluzzi , Peter Brocco , Ron Howard

Director

Martin Manulis

Producted By

20th Century Fox Television , Martin Manulis Productions

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Five Fingers Audience Reviews

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
Lonixcap Although I do vaguely remember watching this show as a kid, it's not the same story as the film from 1952 which starred James Mason and was directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz.Fox just used the same title, like they did for their Bus Stop TV series. That one had nothing to to with the Marilyn Monroe film from 1956. They were in a habit of taking old film titles of theirs and making a TV show out of it. They did Broken Arrow, How To Marry A Millionaire, Margie.Five Fingers did have something to do with espionage, like the movie, but Hedison was a good guy, and Mason played a double agent as a rather shadowy character in the film.Don't remember much more that that, and it's likely that this series will never be aired again.
mikencori2 It's hard to believe that some of you remember or saw this show. The show was really a precursor to the Bond movies and for TV in its day, was produced very well. My family and I loved watching David Hedison and had a special reason for watching Luciana Paluzzi. She is our cousin and we were all so proud of her. Ben, your comments about how beautiful she was is spot on, but Luciana was/is extremely smart as well. My grandfather, Vincenzo Paluzzi, told us that before being discovered as an actress, Luciana was studying to be a scientist. She went on to play opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond movie Thunderball. Today, an updated show like would be a hit...are you listening J.Abrams?
amvets1947 I remember this show and I wish it would come out on DVD, it was an interesting show at the time long before the James Bond, Matt Helm, and Our Man Flint Films came out. It also came out long before TV shows like the Wild Wild West, Man From Uncle, Girl From Uncle,Seacret Agent Man, The Avengers, and even Get Smart. I have looked for this series for years and have not been able to find it on DVD or VHS. I wish someone had an episode list of the whole series and would publish it on the IMDb. I did not remember David Hedison being in the show the one that I remembered was Suzana Puluzzi because she was so good looking back then.
bamsel Five Fingers was a series of espionage and intrigue ahead of its time in 1959. David Hedison was the male protagonist and a for a time acquired a female following as a "hunk." The female star, Italian actress Luciana Paluzzi was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen on TV. Her beauty was not lost on movie producers who cast her opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond film "Thunderball" in 1965. It would be interesting to know if any of these TV episodes were ever preserved and could be watched today. Probably not.

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