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Man of the World

  • 1962 – 1963
  • Ended
  • Crime · Drama
  • ~49m / ep
  • 2 seasons
  • 7.2/10

Michael Strait is a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous and intrigue from far-flung places as Iraq, French Indochina, and Algiers.

Latest: Season 2 · 1963

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  1. E1. The Bandit

    May 11, 1963 · 49m

    When Strait tries to obtain an interview with a tempestuous Italian film star, he finds she has been kidnapped by a Sicilian bandit with an odd sense of humour.

  2. E2. The Enemy

    May 18, 1963 · 49m

    Strait is assigned to find the hiding place of a fashionable Italian doctor who, having rejected 'civilisation', has gone to work in the African jungle. The man was secretly on a new virus, and Strait must confirm its existence.

  3. E3. Double Exposure

    May 25, 1963 · 49m

    Strait plays chauffeur to an eccentric old woman on holiday in order to investigate whether a military leader behind the Iron Curtain is actually dead and now being impersonated by somebody else.

  4. E4. Jungle Mission

    Jun 1, 1963 · 49m

    While gathering material for a report on a rebel leader in the Amazon, Strait encounters an order of nuns who wish to establish a mission in the jungle – but someone is out to stop them.

  5. E5. In the Picture

    Jun 8, 1963 · 49m

    Although he doesn't realise it, a picture taken by Strait reveals the secret of a plot to assassinate a European president. But the group behind the murder plot are aware of the photograph's existence – and order the photographer's death.

  6. E6. The Bullfighter

    Jun 15, 1963 · 49m

    In Spain on a 'simple' assignment, Strait finds an air of mystery surrounding his 'model' – a bullfighter. It appears that someone is prepared to go to any lengths to stop the man becoming a success.

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