<P> The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a 2015 American action spy comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Ritchie and Lionel Wigram . It is based on the 1964 MGM television series of the same name, which was created by Ian Fleming, Norman Felton and Sam Rolfe . The film stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris and Hugh Grant . The film was produced by RatPac - Dune Entertainment and Davis Entertainment . </P> <P> In 1993, John Davis obtained the rights for a film adaptation based on the original series . However, the film fell into development hell due to multiple script rewrites . Over the years, Matthew Vaughn, David Dobkin and Steven Soderbergh were optioned for directing until Ritchie signed on in March 2013 . The film premiered at Barcelona on August 2, 2015 and was released on August 14 by Warner Bros., receiving mixed to positive reviews . </P> <P> In 1963, at the height of the Cold War, professional thief - turned CIA agent Napoleon Solo extracts Gaby Teller, daughter of Dr. Udo Teller, an alleged Nazi scientist - turned United States collaborator at the end of World War II, from East Berlin, evading KGB operative Illya Kuryakin . He later reports to his superior, Sanders, who reveals that Gaby's maternal uncle Rudi works in a shipping company owned by Alexander and Victoria Vinciguerra, a wealthy Nazi - sympathizing couple who intend to use Teller to build their own private nuclear weapon and give it to lingering Nazi elements . Due to the potentially world - ending nature of this crisis, the CIA and KGB have reluctantly teamed up, and Solo and Kuryakin are ordered to stop the Vinciguerras from succeeding, with both men secretly assigned to steal Udo Teller's research for their respective governments . </P> <P> The trio travels to Rome, where Gaby and Kuryakin reluctantly pose as an engaged couple, and Solo pretends to be an antiquities dealer . Solo deduces they are being monitored and instructs Kuryakin not to defend himself from muggers so as to preserve this cover . Despite their hostilities towards each other, Kuryakin heeds his advice and does not react when his father's prized watch is stolen . Later, at an auto racing event promoted by the Vinciguerras, Solo and Gaby flirt with Victoria and Alexander, respectively, in order to lure out information about Teller . Meanwhile Kuryakin acquires evidence the Vinciguerras were recently exposed to radiation, indicating that their weapon is near completion . </P>

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