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Ah yes . . . the bygone days of the Spy Craze!

Napoleon Solo and llya Kuryakin weren’t quite as cool as James Bond, but we watched them in action on a weekly basis, giving us our periodic “spy craze fix”.

But there were TV movies of a very different sort from time to time as well, like The People.
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One of Our Spies is Missing (1966)



More good-natured adventure with the men from U.N.C.L.E. (Robert Vaughn and David McCallum), spliced together from several episodes of the series.

Vera Miles and Maurice Evans co-star as (respectively) the owner of a dress shop and a politician who seeks a rejuvenation formula. Sexy Yvonne Craig (Batgirl) provides nice scenery. James Doohan ("Star Trek's" Scotty) makes a guest appearance. Directed by Darrell Hallenbeck.
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One Spy Too Many (1966 TV movie)

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They're back, those men from U.N.C.L.E. (Robert Vaughn and David McCallum), in two back-to-back episodes that feature Rip Torn as an egomaniacal villian named Alexander the Great who plots world conquest with the help of a gas that saps the will.

Dorothy Provine ("The Great Race") plays Rip Torn's wife, presumably Mrs. the Great. Yvonne Craig (Batgirl) and numerous other lovelies coo flirtatiously at the heroes. It's formula, sure, but it's still fun. Directed by Joseph Sargent.
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The People (1972 TV movie)




Kim Darby plays a teacher who takes a job in a thinly populated rural area and becomes concerned about the strange behavior of her students. Eventually she discovers that they possess telekenisis and the ability to fly.

The "people" turn out to be peaceful aliens who pose no threat to mankind. They're stranded on Earth and they're content to live a simple farm-community life, isolated from mankind.

Not an overly exciting story, but it succeeds in being moody and atmospheric. Director John Korty gets good performances from co-stars William Shatner (as a doctor) and Dan O'Herlihy, Diane Varsi, and Lauri Walters.

Script by James M. Miller from the novel by Zenna Henderson. Frances Ford Coppola is credited as executive producer.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)