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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.2 / 100
1983·Action / Adventure / Crime·1h 36m

THE RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.: THE FIFTEEN YEARS LATER AFFAIR

When THRUSH steals a nuclear weapon and demands a ransom delivered by Napoleon Solo, UNCLE recalls him and his partner to duty.

Above the Line
Ray Austin·DirectorSam Rolfe·WriterMichael Sloan·WriterFred J. Koenekamp·Director of PhotographyGerald Fried·Original Music ComposerGeorge Jay Nicholson·Editor
Cast
Robert Vaughn·Napoleon SoloDavid McCallum·Illya KuryakinPatrick Macnee·Sir John RaleighGeorge Lazenby·J.B.Tom Mason·Benjamin KowalskiGayle Hunnicutt·Andrea MarkovitchGeoffrey Lewis·JanusAnthony Zerbe·Justin SepheranKeenan Wynn·Piers CastillianSimon Williams·Nigel Pennington-Smythe
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Ray Austin·DirectorCraig Huston·First Assistant DirectorRichard H. Prince·Second Assistant DirectorLester Hoyle·Script SupervisorGary Jensen·Second Unit Director
Writing· 2
Sam Rolfe·WriterMichael Sloan·Writer
Camera· 2
Fred J. Koenekamp·Director of PhotographyEdward Morey III·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
George Jay Nicholson·EditorMark Stevens·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Gerald Fried·Original Music ComposerWilliam Randall Jr.·Production Sound MixerDale Johnson·Sound EditorJames D. Young·Music EditorJim Cook·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 5
Herman F. Zimmerman·Art DirectionBarbara Seibert Bolticoff·Costume DesignMike Moschella·Makeup ArtistCharles Pierce·Set DecorationMatt Springman·Property Master
Production· 6
Nigel Watts·ProducerMichael Sloan·Executive ProducerSusan Arnold·CastingRobin S. Clark·Production ManagerKarlene Gallegly·Location ManagerFaye Oshima Belyeu·Production Coordinator
Other Departments· 3
Robert B. Harris·Wardrobe SupervisorCliff Wenger·Special EffectsRick Mercier·Transportation Coordinator
By the Numbers
62.2
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
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0
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