Emile Genest Movies

In the first episode of a two-part story, Ironside (Raymond Burr) arrives in Montreal to attending a criminologists convention. Dampening the festivities is a group of violent Separatists who specialize in terrorist bombings. Making things worse, one of the Separatists, Robert Duvalier (Alain Patrick), is the son of Ironside's former sweetheart Jeanine Duvalier (Karin Dor). Also figuring into the intrigue is a valuable stolen chess set--and let's not forget the presence of flamboyant British crime novelist Ernestine Mugford (Hermione Gingold). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Occasionally listed as In Enemy Hands (evidently a working title), In Enemy Country is a war film with "A" ambitions and a TV-movie budget. Wartime secret agents Col. Charles Waslow-Carton (Tony Franciosa) and Lt. Col. Philip Braden (Guy Stockwell) infiltrate enemy lines, posing as POWs. Their mission is to destroy a deadly new type of torpedo, hidden in a Nazi stronghold in France. Their contact is Denise Marchois (Anjanette Comer), whom Waslow-Carton had coerced into marrying a German baron (Paul Hubschmid) before the outbreak of war, thus allowing her to continue her spying activities unimpeded. Upon the completion of their mission, Marchois chooses to remain behind with her husband, whom she has grown to love. Too many peripheral characters, way too many plot twists, and a "French" village obviously constructed on the Universal back lot: for these and other reasons, In Enemy Country is a must to avoid. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

When a SAC bomber crashes in a Communist country, the palne's fail-safe mechanism falls into the hands of American defector Paul Shipherd (Bradford Dillman). The IMF agents must retrieve the mechanism before Shipherd inadvertently triggers its self-destruct device. Posing as the husband-and-wife manufacturers of the device, Rollin and Cinnamon arrange to be arrested, the better to gain access to Shipherd's heavily guarded laboratory. Written by William Read Woodfield and Allan Balter, "Recovery" was originally seen on March 17, 1968, as the final episode in Mission: Impossible's second season. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

A Victor Canning novel was the launching pad for this consummately produced TV spy movie. Alex Cord is an American secret agent reluctantly employed by British secret service for a life and death mission. Teamed with the beauteous Shirley Eaton (the "golden girl" of Goldfinger), Cord is expected to locate the head of an international blackmail ring. The villain is known only by the code name "Scorpio," which could under the circumstances be a masculine or feminine monicker. Produced and directed by Richard Thorpe, The Scorpio Letters was given an overseas theatrical run after its American TV debut. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Ricardo Montalban guest-stars as Gerard Sefra, formerly the sadistic overseer of the defunct Boradur penal colony. Sefra has somehow come into possession of a sample of Cesium 138, the catalyst for a low-cost nuclear arsenal. To prevent Sefra from selling the Cesium to the highest bidder, the IMF agents concoct a scheme to destroy both the catalyst and the villain--a scheme that hinges on digging a tunnel underneath Sefra's stronghold in Boradur. Written by Judith Barrows and Robert Guy Barrows, "Snowball in Hell" originally aired February 18, 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The Seaview and her crew are taken by a group of modern day pirates. Their leader is a mad art collector who plans on using the submarine's speed and weaponry to steal Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, being transported to the World's Fair aboard an armed French vessel. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

Steve McQueen stars as the Cincinnati Kid, a crackerjack New Orleans stud poker player. Tired of chicken feed, the Kid decides to challenge The Man (Edward G. Robinson), the reigning poker champ, who is in town for a private game. The Shooter (Karl Malden), another gambling pro, arranges a game between the Kid and the Man, with the Shooter dealing. The game is compromised by the intervention of Slade (Rip Torn), an old foe of the Man's who tries to fix the outcome. The Kid finds out about this and tells Slade to get lost, preferring to win fair and square. The outcome is in the cagey hands of The Man, who is smart enough to do (as one reviewer put it) the wrong thing at the right time. The Cincinnati Kid was based on the novel by Richard Jessup. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In this adventure saga, animal trapper Harry Stanton (Robert Mitchum) is commissioned to bring back an exotic jungle cat by a West German zoo. He travels to the wilds of Malaysia and employs the local guide Talib (Sabu) to aid in the quest. The duo hooks up with legendary big game hunter Otto Abbot (Jack Hawkins) and his saucy mistress Anna (Elsa Martinelli). ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

When the Americans capture the village of Beauville, Saunders (Vince Morrow) grants permission to Pvt. Paul Villers (Chris Robinson) to search for his father, whom he hasn't seen since childhood. Catching up with the elder Villers (Will Kuluva), Paul finds that his dad is the town's physician. He also discovers to his chagrin that the "good " doctor is harboring a dark secret. Canadian comic actress Fifi D'Orsay plays it straight as the wife of the local Resistance leader. (Note: in the closing credits, Paul and Emile Villers are incorrectly billed as "Villette"). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

During a bombing attack, Hanley (Rick Jason) is helplessly pinned under a fallen beam--a few feet away from an unexploded bomb. Hanley's life depends upon the defusing skills of David Woodman (Alex Davion), a combat-weary British explosives expert who is the sole survivor of his UXB team. Complicating matters is the fact that the embittered Woodman hates all Americans in general...and Hanley in particular. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

One of several feature-length collaborations between Disney Studios and Canada's Calgary productions (others include Big Red and The Incredible Journey), Nikki -- Wild Dog of the North concentrates on the adventures of the eponymous canine and his master, trapper Andre Dupas (Jean Coutu). Nikki, a wolf dog, comes across an orphaned bear cub. Oblivious to the fact that the two animals are supposed to be mortal enemies, Nikki befriends the cub and takes it back to Andre. When the master's boat overturns, Nikki and the cub are left to fend for themselves. Tied together, the two beasts have their share of disagreements, but soon discover that they must depend upon one another for survival. (The last time we saw this plot, it was called The Defiant Ones!) Captured by cruel hunter Jacques Lebeau (Émile Genest), Nikki is trained to attack anything that moves, but the dog's friendship for the now-grown bear transcends his new marching orders. Despite many deprivations, the animals have it pretty soft in Nikki compared to the humans, especially when taking into consideration the un-Disneylike climactic fight to the death between Andre and Lebeau. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi