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The Germans are desperate for industrial diamonds for their V2 rocket, and the Americans are equally desperate to get a better gyroscope for their bombers. Recommended. After proving himself during an assignment in Spain, David Spaulding is hand picked as the only suitable candidate for a below the radar operation code named Tortuga. The DVD is divided into three chapters corresponding with the original three night airing of the miniseries in 1977. He has lived in cities around the world, is fluent in several languages, and has an engineering degree.
There are no bonus or special features. In Buenos Aires it seems everyone knows more about Spaulding's msision than he does. A rogue exchange is brokered, and scheduled to take place in the neutral city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. All of this makes him a desirable recruit for US Army Intelligence in the early days of World War II.
It was also one of the first TV miniseries, and the cast is a Who's Who of 70's television stardom. David Spaulding (Stephen Collins) had a very cosmopolitan upbringing thanks to his father, a world famous concert pianist. He finds himself targeted by the Americans, Germans, and even Haganah as he struggles to learn the truth and complete his task. From the DVD package, this is full frame 1:33:1; approximately 4 hours and 8 minutes; Dolby Mono 2.0 English soundtrack, and English SDH subtitles.
"The Rhinemann Exchange" was the first adaptation of a Robert Ludlum book to film. A mission so controversial that his superiors won't even entrust Spaulding with the true nature of the exchange for fear he would refuse the assignment.
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