A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers.

Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He translates its inscription, which gives him three powers: to inflict pain, slow down time or kill. Soon, he's pursued by enemy spies who have learned about the magic coin.—Anonymous

Jonathan Jones (Tom Poston), a near-sighted college professor of ancient languages, finds an ancient coin which enables its holder to inflict pain at the pointing of an index finger, reduce movement to slow motion at the mere mention of the word 'zotz',or eliminating a chosen victim by indulging in a combination of both actions. Complications arise when the U.S. army and communist agents learn about the coin.—Les Adams <[email protected]>