''Hauser's Memory'' is a 1970 science fiction television movie directed by

Boris Sagal Boris Sagal (October 18, 1923 – May 22, 1981) was an American television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather t ...

that starred David McCallum,

Susan Strasberg Susan Elizabeth Strasberg (May 22, 1938 – January 21, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Thought to be the next Audrey Hepburn, Hepburn-type Ingénue, ingenue, she was nominated for a Tony Award at age 18, playing the ti ...

, Lilli Palmer,

Robert Webber Robert Laman Webber (October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in dozens of films and television series, including as Juror No. 12 in the 1957 film '' 12 Angry Men''. Early life Webber was the son of Robert Webber, ...

and

Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters. He made his a ...

. The screenplay by Adrian Spies was based on a 1968 novel of the same name by Curt Siodmak, which reworked the central idea of his novel '' Donovan's Brain'' (1943). The dying scientist Hauser knows of missile secrets. In order to preserve this information, the

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has scientist Hillel Mondoro (McCallum) inject himself with the

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extracted from Hauser. However, Hauser's wife Anna (Palmer) turns out to be pro-

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, and the memory of this woman also becomes imprinted on Mondoro's mind. Hauser's memory starts to take control of Mondoro and causes him to try to even some old scores. This film was a nominee for the 1971

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Cast

* David McCallum – Hillel Mondoro *

– Karen Mondoro *

Helmut Käutner Helmut Käutner (25 March 1908 – 20 April 1980) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He entered the film industry at the end of the Weimar Republic and released his first films as a director in Nazi Germany. Käu ...

– Dr. Kramer * Lilli Palmer – Anna Hauser *

– Joseph Slaughter *

– Dorsey * Herbert Fleischmann – Werner Renner * Peter Capell – Dr. Shepilov * Barbara Lass – Angelika * Peter Ehrlich – Kucera *

Günter Meisner Günter Meisner (18 April 1926 – 5 December 1994) was a German character actor. He is remembered for his several cinematic portrayals of Adolf Hitler and for his role as Arthur Slugworth / Mr. Wilkinson in '' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Fact ...

– Korowiew * Arthur Brauss – Bak * Jochen Busse – Dieter's Impersonator

Filming locations

* Palace Hotel, Copenhagen

References

External links

''Hauser's Memory'' at IMDB
Films directed by Boris Sagal 1970 television films 1970 films American science fiction television films Cold War spy films Films based on American novels 1970 science fiction films {{US-tv-film-stub