About this season
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.
Episodes (16)
1. Station Break
Aired 3 October 1959 • 60 min
2. Dossier
Aired 10 October 1959 • 60 min
3. The Moment of Truth
Aired 17 October 1959 • 60 min
4. The Unknown Town
Aired 24 October 1959 • 60 min
5. The Men with Triangle Heads
Aired 31 October 1959 • 60 min
6. The Assassin
Aired 7 November 1959 • 60 min
7. The Man Who Got Away
Aired 14 November 1959 • 60 min
8. The Emerald Curtain
Aired 21 November 1959 • 60 min
9. The Temple of the Swinging Doll
Aired 28 November 1959 • 60 min
10. The Final Dream
Aired 5 December 1959 • 60 min
11. Thin Ice
Aired 19 December 1959 • 60 min
12. Operation Ramrod
Aired 26 December 1959 • 60 min
13. The Judas Goat
Aired 2 January 1960 • 60 min
14. The Search for Edward Stoyan
Aired 9 January 1960 • 60 min