S1E16

The Reluctant Dragon

Mission: Impossible

calendar_todayJan 14, 1967 star5.0

Dr. Cherlotov, a scientist of an enemy power, failed to defect to the West when his wife did. Now that he has developed a cheap, effective anti-ballistic system, the IMF are ordered to get him out. Unfortunately, they find out that Cherlotov doesn't wasn't to defect: he merely wants to convince his superiors he is loyal and live out his life. The IMF smuggle in his wife Karen. Meanwhile, Rollin convinces Cherlotov's watcher and the security commissioner, Jankowski, to put Cherlotov under jail for suspicion. When Cherlotov realizes what his country does to other dissidents he agrees to defect, but Jankowski sees through Rollin's cover and tries to arrest them all.

broadcast_on_home Networks

CBS

star Guest Stars

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Rollin Hand

Joseph Campanella

Joseph Campanella

Dr. Helmut Cherlotov

Michael Forest

Michael Forest

Lupesh

Norbert Schiller

Norbert Schiller

Lauchek

John Colicos

John Colicos

Commissioner Taal Jankowski

Mala Powers

Mala Powers

Dr. Karen Cherlotov

person

Elisa Ingram

Sophia

Alex Rodine

Alex Rodine

Duchinoff

Norbert Meisel

Norbert Meisel

Berkov

person

Allen Bleiweiss

Lukowski

person

Robert Boon

Kravetsky

person

Felix Locher

Yablonski