Agent for H.A.R.M.
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| Agent for H.A.R.M. | |
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| Directed by | Gerd Oswald |
| Produced by | Joseph F. Robertson |
| Written by | Blair Robertson |
| Starring | Peter Mark Richman Carl Esmond |
| Music by | Gene Kauer Douglas M. Lackey |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 5, 1966 |
| Running time | 84mins |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Agent for H.A.R.M. is a 1966 science fiction spy thriller directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Peter Mark Richman. It is one of a number of spy thrillers of the time which have conspicuous sci-fi elements. In this case it is the inclusion of deadly spores which turn people into creatures made of fungus.
It was originally intended that this film would act as the television pilot for a new spy series however it was later decided that it should be given a theatrical release instead.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Adam Chance (Peter Mark Richman), works for an American agency, H.A.R.M. (Human Aetiological Relations Machine). He is assigned to protect Dr. Jan Steffanic (Carl Esmond), a recent Soviet defector who has developed a new weapon which fires spores which when inhaled by humans slowly kill them.
Following Dr Steffanic's arrival in the US he is taken into protective custody by H.A.R.M and is placed in a beach house along with his niece and Agent Chance. Here he reveals the communists' real plan which is to dust all of the American crops with these deadly spores. During their time at this house Chance falls for Steffanic's niece Ava Vestok (Barbara Bouchet) who is later revealed to by a communist spy. After the flat is attacked, Dr Steffanic is kidnapped by European spies and taken to a warehouse. Chance eventually rides in and a gun fight ensues in which Steffanic is exposed to the deadly spores and dies.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Peter Mark Richman | Adam Chance |
| Carl Esmond | Professor Janos Steffanic |
| Barbara Bouchet | Ava Vestok |
| Martin Kosleck | Basil Malko |
| Wendell Corey | Jim Graff |
| Robert Quarry | Borg |
| Rafael Campos | Luis |
| Aliza Gur | Mid-Eastern contact |
| Donna Michelle | Marian |
| Marc Snegoff | Conrad |
| Chris Anders | Schloss |
| Steve Stevens | Billy |
| Horst Ebersberg | Helgar |
| Ray Dannis | Henry Manson |
| Robert Donner | Morgue attendant |
[edit] Trivia
- Aetiology is a British variant of etiology which is the branch of medical science concerned with causes and origins of diseases.
- In 1997, Agent for H.A.R.M. was featured on movie-mocking television show Mystery Science Theater 3000, as experiment (episode) #815
- A series of webcomics by John Troutman feature Felicity Flint, Agent from H.A.R.M.
- The computer game No One Lives Forever features an organisation known as H.A.R.M, what this stands for is never made clear although it is the subject of a number of jokes throughout the series
