Five Fingers

Five Fingers

1959
Five Fingers
Five Fingers

Five Fingers

8.3 | en | Drama

Five Fingers is an NBC adventure/drama series set in Europe during the Cold War loosely based on the 1952 film 5 Fingers, starring James Mason and Danielle Darrieux. It ran from October 3, 1959, to January 9, 1960. David Hedison starred as 32-year-old Victor Sebastian, an American counterintelligence officer with the code name "Five Fingers". Luciana Paluzzi played Simone Genet, Sebastian's secretary and romantic interest. Paul Burke played Robertson, Sebastian's contact man. Five Fingers itself was based on the book Operation Cicero by L.C. Moyzisch and on the memoirs of Elyesa Bazna. Bazna was something of an antihero in real life; the television series transformed the character from a World War II-era mercenary Albanian into a Cold War era heroic American. Sebastian posed as a Communist to gain information on party activities. His public cover was that of a theatrical booking agent for clubs and cafes throughout Europe.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP16  Counterfeit
Jan. 01,0001
Counterfeit

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EP15  A Shot in the Dark
Jan. 01,0001
A Shot in the Dark

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EP14  The Search for Edward Stoyan
Jan. 09,1960
The Search for Edward Stoyan

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EP13  The Judas Goat
Jan. 02,1960
The Judas Goat

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EP12  Operation Ramrod
Dec. 26,1959
Operation Ramrod

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EP11  Thin Ice
Dec. 19,1959
Thin Ice

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EP10  The Final Dream
Dec. 05,1959
The Final Dream

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EP9  The Temple of the Swinging Doll
Nov. 28,1959
The Temple of the Swinging Doll

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EP8  The Emerald Curtain
Nov. 21,1959
The Emerald Curtain

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EP7  The Man Who Got Away
Nov. 14,1959
The Man Who Got Away

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EP6  The Assassin
Nov. 07,1959
The Assassin

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EP5  The Men with Triangle Heads
Oct. 31,1959
The Men with Triangle Heads

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EP4  The Unknown Town
Oct. 24,1959
The Unknown Town

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EP3  The Moment of Truth
Oct. 17,1959
The Moment of Truth

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EP2  Dossier
Oct. 10,1959
Dossier

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EP1  Station Break
Oct. 03,1959
Station Break

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8.3 | en | Drama | More Info
Released: 1959-10-04 | Released Producted By: 20th Century Fox Television , Martin Manulis Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Five Fingers is an NBC adventure/drama series set in Europe during the Cold War loosely based on the 1952 film 5 Fingers, starring James Mason and Danielle Darrieux. It ran from October 3, 1959, to January 9, 1960. David Hedison starred as 32-year-old Victor Sebastian, an American counterintelligence officer with the code name "Five Fingers". Luciana Paluzzi played Simone Genet, Sebastian's secretary and romantic interest. Paul Burke played Robertson, Sebastian's contact man. Five Fingers itself was based on the book Operation Cicero by L.C. Moyzisch and on the memoirs of Elyesa Bazna. Bazna was something of an antihero in real life; the television series transformed the character from a World War II-era mercenary Albanian into a Cold War era heroic American. Sebastian posed as a Communist to gain information on party activities. His public cover was that of a theatrical booking agent for clubs and cafes throughout Europe.

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Cast

David Hedison , Paul Burke , Alan Napier

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20th Century Fox Television , Martin Manulis Productions

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Reviews

Lonixcap Although I do vaguely remember watching this show as a kid, it's not the same story as the film from 1952 which starred James Mason and was directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz.Fox just used the same title, like they did for their Bus Stop TV series. That one had nothing to to with the Marilyn Monroe film from 1956. They were in a habit of taking old film titles of theirs and making a TV show out of it. They did Broken Arrow, How To Marry A Millionaire, Margie.Five Fingers did have something to do with espionage, like the movie, but Hedison was a good guy, and Mason played a double agent as a rather shadowy character in the film.Don't remember much more that that, and it's likely that this series will never be aired again.
amvets1947 I remember this show and I wish it would come out on DVD, it was an interesting show at the time long before the James Bond, Matt Helm, and Our Man Flint Films came out. It also came out long before TV shows like the Wild Wild West, Man From Uncle, Girl From Uncle,Seacret Agent Man, The Avengers, and even Get Smart. I have looked for this series for years and have not been able to find it on DVD or VHS. I wish someone had an episode list of the whole series and would publish it on the IMDb. I did not remember David Hedison being in the show the one that I remembered was Suzana Puluzzi because she was so good looking back then.
sentra14 There were many many shows that most people don't remember. This is one of them, but not because it wasn't a great show but because it aired in the days when there weren't many channels available plus the fact that it only lasted a mere 16 episodes. I have four episodes on tape and wish I could have seen the other episodes. It was a very well-made series with David Hedison as a double agent under the guise of a talent agent. This was Hedison's first TV series and he would later become famous for his role in 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea', which would last for an amazing 110 episodes. If I could choose which TV series I would like to see on DVD, 'Five Fingers' would be at the top of my list.
bamsel Five Fingers was a series of espionage and intrigue ahead of its time in 1959. David Hedison was the male protagonist and a for a time acquired a female following as a "hunk." The female star, Italian actress Luciana Paluzzi was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen on TV. Her beauty was not lost on movie producers who cast her opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond film "Thunderball" in 1965. It would be interesting to know if any of these TV episodes were ever preserved and could be watched today. Probably not.