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Hawaii Five-O
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Death's Name Is Sam

  • Episode aired Oct 10, 1975
  • Not Rated
  • 51m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
105
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Elissa Dulce in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
CrimeDramaMystery

A man arrives at Honolulu International Airport and is taken to the hospital after being struck by a car. Upon reviving, he checks the bag he was carrying and, being unable to find something... Read allA man arrives at Honolulu International Airport and is taken to the hospital after being struck by a car. Upon reviving, he checks the bag he was carrying and, being unable to find something in it, takes a cyanide capsule he had hidden in his jacket pocket and dies. The hospital ... Read allA man arrives at Honolulu International Airport and is taken to the hospital after being struck by a car. Upon reviving, he checks the bag he was carrying and, being unable to find something in it, takes a cyanide capsule he had hidden in his jacket pocket and dies. The hospital had taken the object and put in a safe with his other valuables. Five-O discovers the obje... Read all

  • Director
    • Michael O'Herlihy
  • Writers
    • Leonard Freeman
    • Jerome Coopersmith
  • Stars
    • Jack Lord
    • James MacArthur
    • Kam Fong
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    105
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael O'Herlihy
    • Writers
      • Leonard Freeman
      • Jerome Coopersmith
    • Stars
      • Jack Lord
      • James MacArthur
      • Kam Fong
    • 2User reviews
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    Jack Lord
    Jack Lord
    • Det. Steve McGarrett
    James MacArthur
    James MacArthur
    • Danny Williams
    Kam Fong
    Kam Fong
    • Chin Ho Kelly
    John Colicos
    John Colicos
    • Mr. Thorncrest
    George Takei
    George Takei
    • Nathaniel Blake
    Constance Towers
    Constance Towers
    • Mrs. Thorncrest
    Darcy Hinton
    Darcy Hinton
    • Carmen Hewitt
    • (as Darcy Hinton Cook)
    Bill Edwards
    Bill Edwards
    • Jonathan Kaye
    Herman Wedemeyer
    Herman Wedemeyer
    • Sgt. Duke Lukela
    John Chung
    • Mr. Lianuk
    George Oshiro
    • Mystery Man
    Robert Hopkins
    • Jordan
    Albert Harris
    • Executive
    Kimo Hugho
    • Guard
    Eric Landstrom
    • Young Man
    Elissa Dulce
    Elissa Dulce
    • Nurse
    Lani Kim
    • Hotel Clerk
    Thomas Nishimura
    • Watch Supervisor
    • (as Tom Nishimura)
    • Director
      • Michael O'Herlihy
    • Writers
      • Leonard Freeman
      • Jerome Coopersmith
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    VetteRanger

    Tense and exciting

    This was a very different 5-0 episode, even though it IS another, essentially, spy versus spy plot ... and the show just aired just previously was a Chinese spy plot with no Wo Fat! LOL

    In this one, George Takai makes a post Star Trek appearance when he's asked to double for a spy uncovered through sheer accident. McGarrett makes one of his unerring leaps of logic to figure out that a piece of SAM missile casing means a missile, and possible more than one, are being brought onto Oahu a piece at a time for assembly.

    Takai's time dominates the episode although he really doesn't get to do much other than stay quiet so he doesn't give himself away as a plant.

    However, the episode is interesting and keeps up the tension from start to finish, as you see both a terrorist group in action with a very sophisticated plot along with 5-0's tactic to pick it apart.

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    • Trivia
      The SAM in the title refers to a Surface to Air Missile. The SA-14 Strela is a Russian made, man-portable SAM.
    • Goofs
      Becuase of using stock footage, landing aircraft was shown landing on runway 13 when in the tower the controller said he would have it land on runway 8.

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Dbpedia.org
      • EIDR
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Anderson Estate, 41-505 Kalanianaole Highway, Waimanalo, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production company
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      • 51m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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