Callan (film) Callan (film) Callan is an exciting 1974 British thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Edward Woodward, Eric Porter and Carl Möhner. It was based on the ITV television series "Callan" which ran from 1967 to 1972. David Callan (Edward Woodward), a leading intelligence agent/assassin in the employment of the S.I.S., was forced into retirement when he lost his nerve. Now, he is called back into service to handle the assassination of Schneider, a German businessman. Colonel Hunter (Eric Porter), his former employer, promises Callan that he'll be returned to active status as long as he follows his orders.
Callan (TV series) featuring all 13 episodes from series 4. It has not yet been decided whether further series will be released to DVD in Region 1. Clear Vision Video released three DVDs subtitled "Series 1 Parts 1 – 3 of 3", also available in a box titled "Callan – The Complete Series One", in 2001. In fact these DVDs comprise the nine episodes of Series 3, the first colour series, although the back cover blurbs incorrectly state that "This edition comes from the first series that was ever shown on Thames Television in 1970". Prism Leisure released the cinema film as "Callan