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Odds on Evil: Directed by Charles R. Rondeau. With Steven Hill, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus. A prince, the absolute ruler of a principality, has $1.5 million which he plans to use for arms to wage war on a neighboring, oil-rich country.
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- Action, Adventure, Crime
- Charles R. Rondeau
- 1966-10-22
- Cast
- Mission Briefing
- Targets
- Enemies
Regulars
1. Steven Hill as Dan Briggs 2. Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter 3. Greg Morris as Barney Collier 4. Peter Lupus as Willy Armitage
Guest Starring
1. Martin Landau as Rollin Hand 2. Nico Minardosas Andre Malif 3. Nehemiah Persoffas Prince Iben Kostas 4. Vincent Van Lynnas Oliver Borgman 5. Lawrence Montaigneas Kostas' Aide 6. Joey Tataas Roulette Croupier 7. Roger Tilas Baccarat Croupier 8. Alex Bookstonas Man in Arcade 9. Greg Benedictas Karl
Dan goes to an arcade and request to watch a talkie. The attendant gives him headphones and sends him into the back room where he uses an old talkie machine to watch the mission briefing. Good evening, Mr. Briggs. This is Prince Iben Kostas, absolute ruler of a tiny principality, whose sole income derives from its famous gambling casino. It's Kosta...
Blood money and guns being sold to a ruthless dictatorCasino accounts in an island nation in the MediterraneanPrince Iben Kostas, dictator of a principality in the MediterraneanBorgmanKarlKostas's Aide- Royale: Impossible. Basically, “Odds on Evil” is Casino Royale, but without the chauvinistic sociopath at the center of it. Ian Fleming’s novel had come out in 1953 and while the James Bond franchise was well underway, the only adaptation of it at the time was as an episode of Climax!
- All the Equipment All the Time. Mission: Impossible loves its gadgets. Frankly, we love gadgets in spy media. You’d be hard-pressed to find any espionage-based show without a set of crazy technology.
- Good Morning, Mr. Briggs. It wasn’t until about halfway through “Odds on Evil” that I finally noticed Dan Briggs wasn’t around after the cold open. Until the end of the episode, I kept expecting him to pop up in a surprise role.
- Too Real, Too Close. For as fun and engaging as “Odds on Evil” turns out, there’s something that doesn’t sit right, something that breaks the fantasy of espionage and counter-intelligence storytelling.
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Mission Impossible 1/6 Odds On Evil The impossible mission here isn't getting Rollin Hand to dupe a Baccarat playing card sharping despot into losing $1.5 million dollars, but a getaway plan of five adults including well built Martin Landau and very well built Peter Lupus into an Aston Martin DB6 (in red, with embassy insignia) Barbara Bain is among the five escapees - her fur coat lined with ...
"Odds on Evil" is the sixth episode of season one of the spy thriller series Mission: Impossible and the first episode of the series overall. It was directed by Charles R. Rondeau with a screenplay written by William Read Woodfield and Allan Balter. It first aired on CBS on October 22nd, 1966.
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Odds on Evil Mission: Impossible. Edit. Summaries. A prince, the absolute ruler of a principality, has $1.5 million which he plans to use for arms to wage war on a ...
