S*H*E was
a made-for-TV movie where a seductive female spy tries to stop a team of international terrorists from sabotaging the
United Nations through commando strikes on the world's oil supply. It aired on CBS on February 23, 1980, and starred
Omar Sharif, Cornelia Sharpe, Anita Ekberg, and RL. It was filmed at least partially in Italy.
It was a pilot for a weekly TV adventure
series, and a second movie (tentatively titled S*H*E II) was also scripted, but the project was abandoned when the
proposed series was turned down by the network.
The movie has been released on video. Even
though it is out of print, you can find copies frequently on eBay.
CAST:
Cornelia Sharpe... Lavinia Kean
Omar Sharif... Baron Cesare Magnasco
Robert Lansing... Owen Hooper
Anita Ekberg... Dr. Elise Biebling
Fabio Testi... Rudolf Caserta
Fortunato Arena... Paesano
Thom Christopher... Eddie Bronzi
Mario Colli... Alfredo Mucci
Geoffrey Copleston... UN Speaker
Emilio Messina... Zel
Claudio Ruffini... Larue
Isabella Rye... Fanya
William Traylor... Lacey
PRODUCTION:
Produced by... Martin Bregman (producer); Michael
Economou (associate producer)
Directed by... Robert Michael Lewis
Written by... Richard Maibaum
Original Music... Michael Kamen
Cinematographer... Jules Brenner
Film Editor... Michael Economou
Production Designer... Francesco Bronzi; Hans Jurgen
Kiebach
Production Manager... Paolo Lucidi
Sound Mixer... Elliot Tyson
NOTES:
--Omar Sharif is a world-class Bridge player who
is best known for his leading role in the classic film Dr. Zhivago. He received a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination
for his role in Lawrence of Arabia.
--Richard Maibaum, the man who wrote the screenplay,
wrote screenplays for 13 of the James Bond movies.
--Anita Ekberg was Miss Sweden in 1950.
