Solo Behind The Iron Curtain by Tracy Spottiswoode
Robert Vaughn stars in a dramatic account of his time filming in Czechoslovakia in 1968 when he was trapped by Soviet tanks.
Actor Robert Vaughn, famous at the time as TV spy Napoleon Solo, is making a movie in Prague with several other Hollywood stars. Filming stops abruptly, however, when Russian tanks roll into Czechoslovakia. Cast and crew find themselves trapped. The Man from UNCLE must find a way to escape, and quickly.
Tracy Spottiswoode's thriller is based on real events in 1968.
Robert Vaughn ...... Himself
Pepsi ...... Vesna Stanojevic
George Segal ...... Robert Glenister
Ben Gazzara ...... John Guerrasio
Bradford Dillman ...... Richard Laing
David Wolper ...... Garrick Hagon
Honzo ...... Robert Luckay
Sadovsky ...... Rad Lazar
Director: Kate McAll
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in November 2007.
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Broadcasts
Mon 5 Nov 2007 14:15麻豆社 Radio 4- Tue 5 May 2009 14:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 10 Nov 2017 11:15麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 10 Nov 2017 21:15麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 5 Mar 2026 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 5 Mar 2026 21:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 6 Mar 2026 05:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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