MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - #95 Phantoms 1970

 

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Writer: Laurence Heath
Director: Marvin Chomsky

Jim Phelps: Peter Graves
Paris: Leonard Nimoy
Dana Lambert: Lesley (Ann) Warren
Barney Collier: Greg Morris
Willy Armitage: Peter Lupus

Nora Bennett: Antoinette Bower
Leo Vorka: Luther Adler:
Stefan Zara: Jeff Pomerantz
Georgi Kull: Micheal Baseleon
Deputy Premier Bartzin: Ben Astar

 

The dictator Leo Vorka assigned a killer, Geori Kull, to get rid of all the country's younger artists critical to the regime. The IMF is to prevent the bloodshed and to replace Vorka by Deputy Premier Bartzin. During an interview with Vorka one of the broadcasting crew, Barney, substitutes a clock on the mantelpiece by a loudspeaker, places a hidden camera in the room and exchanges Vorka's eyeglasses with a special prepared glass: They make infrared projections visible. 

Vorka's main target is Stefan Zara whom he tortures in spite of his weak heart to find out about his colleagues. Soon Vorkas sees a ghost appearing: The late mother of his son – telling him that their son is Stefan, who was raised in an orphanage. The old man (Paris) who brought the boy into the orphanage informs Vorka about the condition the child had when he brought him in. Though skeptical Vorka wants to see the son he’s never met and has him brought to him. Willy rescues Stefan, hides him with the IMF and brings another man to Vorka. "Stefan" denounces Vorka who then strikes him. The weak hearted man falls and dies. Now the ghost appears again: "You have killed your son!" In the presence of Bartzin and guards he shouts at them blaming them that they do not see the woman and fires at the images. Bartzin assumes office as premiers, the IMF leaves and Stefan takes off his mask to reveal Paris.