| Code Name: Heraclitus | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alvin Sapinsley |
| Directed by | James Goldstone |
| Starring | Stanley Baker Leslie Nielsen Jack Weston Sheree North |
| Music by | Johnny Mandel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jack Laird Gordon Oliver |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Production companies | Morpics Universal |
| Original release | |
| Release | January 18 (1967-01-18) – January 25, 1967 (1967-01-25) |
Code Name: Heraclitus is a 1967 American thriller film starring Stanley Baker and Leslie Nielsen.1 The film originally was a television pilot2 that appeared as two episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre on January 18–25, 1967.
Plot
Stanley Baker stars as a British spy who investigates the past of Lydia Constantine (Signe Hasso), the widow of secret agent Constantine (Kurt Kasznar). Lydia is suspected of selling Cold War secrets to the Soviet Union. To ascertain the truth, it is necessary to "rebuild" agent Constantine and send his living counterpart behind the Iron Curtain. When agent Constantine is "rebuilt" he doesn't remember anything.
Cast
Stanley Baker : Frank G. Wheatley
Leslie Nielsen : Fryer
Jack Weston : Gerberman
Sheree North : Sally
Kurt Kasznar : Constantine
Signe Hasso : Lydia Constantine
Ricardo Montalbán (credited as Ricardo Montalban) : Janáček
References
References
- Vagg, Stephen (December 28, 2025). "Forgotten British Moguls: Stanley Baker". Filmink. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- Terrace, Vincent Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937-2012 McFarland, 01/01/2013