During World War II, young intelligence officer David Spaulding (Stephen Collins) is dispatched by the American government to arrange an exchange in Argentina of industrial diamonds needed by the Germans for their rocket programme, for a secret gyroscope needed by the Allies for their bomber aircraft.
Unfortunately, too much of the miniseries was spent on Spaulding and his libido – primarily with Leslie Jenner Hawkewood (Lauren Hutton) – such that it all came across more like a soap opera than a war story.
The clothing, hairstyles and interior decor were also more reminiscent of an episode of Charlie’s Angels than of World War II.
Based on a novel by Robert Ludlum, the miniseries aired under the NBC anthology title Best Sellers.
David Spaulding
Stephen Collins Gen. Swanson
Vince Edwards Erich Rhinemann
José Ferrer Colonel Edmund Pace
Larry Hagman Ambassador Henderson Granville
John Huston Bobby Ballard
Roddy McDowall Dr Eugene Lyons
Rene Auberjonois Daniel Meehan
Ramon Bieri Asher Feld
Len Birman Franz Altmuller
Werner Klemperer Heinrich Stolz
Bo Brundin Colonel Barton
Gene Evans Geoffrey Moore
Jeremy Kemp Irene
Trisha Noble Alex Spaulding
William Prince The Creole
Victoria Racimo Leslie Jenner Hawkewood
Lauren Hutton Dietrich
John Van Dreelen Anna
Isela Vega Mrs Cameron
Katherine Woodville Lt. Fuentes
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Walter Kendall
Claude Akins
