The Man Who Never Was (1966)
- Genre
- Drama, Action
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 1 season, 18 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A spy assumes the identity of a dead man to infiltrate and dismantle a criminal network. The series follows his missions across Europe.
mid-centuryspy thrillerunderstatedsuspensefulglobe-trottingcerebralundercover
What happens
The Man Who Never Was is a 1966 ABC-TV 20th Century Fox Television television series starring Robert Lansing and Dana Wynter. It has no connection with the better-known book and film of the same name, and ran for only one season of 18 episodes between September 7, 1966, and January 4, 1967. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television, was filmed in Europe with the pilot episode being filmed in Berlin and Munich. John Newland produced and directed most of the episodes. The original television pilot starred Canadian actor Don Harron as Mark Wainwright but a change in sponsor led to the new sponsor requesting Robert Lansing in the role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Man Called X- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.