For anyone growing up in the 1960s, you will recall the television show “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” was one of the coolest around. It starred Robert Vaughn as Napoleon Solo, the American half of an international team dedicated to fighting an organization seeking world subjugation (code-named T.H.R.U.S.H.).
The show’s trademark was the pairing of the American Solo with a Soviet agent, Illya Kuryakin, who was played by David McCallum, at the height of the Cold War. The episodes were rollicking good fun and provided some interesting social commentary. It was so popular that a new movie based on the 1960s series and with the same name will hit movie theaters this month.
