Assignment Vienna (ABC 1972-1973, Robert Conrad, Charles Cioffi)

Crime drama series Assignment Vienna focused on bar owner Jake Webster based in Vienna and who finds himself helping the US army track down stuff looted by the Nazi’s during world war II as well as getting involved in other general spy type stuff.

The TV Movie pilot (which starred Roy Schieder) was called Assignment Munich and the show rotated with two other series called The Delphi Bureau and Jigsaw. The Umbrella title for the series was ‘The Men’.

production details
USA / ABC – MGM / 1×96 minute episode 8×60 minute episodes / 1972-73 Broadcast 28 September 1972 – 9 June 1973

Thursdays 9.00pm then Saturdays at 10.00pm

cast
ROBERT CONRAD as Jake Webster
CHARLES CIOFFI as Major Caldwell
ANTON DIFFRING as Inspector Hoffman

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