Probe (1972)
February 21, 1972Release Date
Probe (1972)
February 21, 1972Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Hugh O'Brian
Hugh Lockwood
Elke Sommer
Heideline 'Uli' Ullman
Burgess Meredith
V.C.R. Cameron
Lilia Skala
Frieda Ullman
Angel Tompkins
Gloria Harding
John Gielgud
Harold L. Streeter
Kent Smith
Dr. Edward Laurent
Alfred Ryder
Cheyne
Ben Wright
Kurt van Niestat
Robert Boon
Felix Ernst
Albert Popwell
Dr. Griffin
A Martinez
Carlos Lobos
Byron Chung
Kuroda
Ginny Golden
Miss Keach
Jules Maitland
Reinhardt Brugge
David Ahdar
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Cole
Waiter (uncredited)
John Daheim
Guard (uncredited)
Jan Daley
Lockwood's Girl (uncredited)
Joanna Frank
Stewardess (uncredited)
Dale Johnson
Waiter (uncredited)
Joe Pine
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Ford Rainey
Aaron Johannes (uncredited)
Details.
Release DateFebruary 21, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
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This Movie Is About.
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Probe is a 1972 American made-for-television crime sci-fi thriller film produced as a pilot for a science fiction detective series, originally to have continued under that title. Created by Leslie Stevens, it starred Hugh O'Brian as Hugh Lockwood, one of a group of high-tech private eyes working for the organization "World Securities Corp." When picked up for series production, the title was changed to Search, because Probe was the name of an existing PBS series. The film originally aired February 21, 1972 on NBC.
The investigators, called Probes, were outfitted with various electronic implants including a button-sized "scanner" containing a miniaturized video camera, microphone and transmitter linked to a team of technicians and experts who constantly monitored the Probe's surroundings, actions and vital signs; they were able to supply the Probe with encyclopedic information on any subject.
Lockwood was designated "Probe One." In the pilot, he sets out for Europe to track down a multimillion-pound stash of gemstones amassed by Hermann Goering during World War II.
The pilot has been released as a publish-on-demand DVD-R on August 1, 2011.