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The Prisoner [DVD] [1967]

DVD ~ Patrick McGoohan
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Patrick McGoohan
  • Directors: Patrick McGoohan, David Tomblin, Robert Asher, Don Chaffey
  • Format: Box set, PAL, Special Edition
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 7
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Network
  • DVD Release Date: 26 May 2008
  • Run Time: 850 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001AQVFDO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,495 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Though it ran for a mere 17 episodes, the sci-fi spy drama THE PRISONER is one of television's biggest cult hits. The brainchild of star Patrick McGoohan, the series followed the adventures of No. 6 (McGoohan), a former secret agent who is being held captive in a highly secured village, the location of which remains a mystery throughout the series. This groundbreaking and innovative show reached an unfortunate end as TV bosses got cold feet following low ratings and increasingly strange story lines. But McGoohan himself took control and steered the show to an ending that continues to cause great debate among THE PRISONER's faithful fans. This release includes the entire series of the show, digitally restored.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Prisoner, 23 Feb 2009
By Paul Ashwood - See all my reviews
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I was too young to watch this series when it was first shown back in the late 60's but as there has always been this 'cult viewing' description attached to it I wanted to see it for myself. Well, it certainly lives up to the decription! Whilst there is a story in each episode, it's essential that you see the first one to have any way of understanding those that follow and even then you'll have to open your mind a little.
Seemingly based on the 'you can resign but you'll never leave' belief held by many about government employees especially those from MI5, it teeters between reality and madness but in a truly colourful way.

The digital reproduction is excellent and it's hard to believe this was made in the 60's, the imagery, setting and acting is first class and looks more like something that could have been made last week rather than 40 years ago. Top Draw!!

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Badly cocked up effort, 30 Jan 2009
Missed opportunity by network to create a really fine anniversary set. This is made all the worse by the fact most of the faults were introduced by them for this edition and are absent from earlier ones.

Picture quality is improved but the various sound problems (wrong voice overs, out of synch sections) and weird mistakes like missing or wrong title sequences outweighs a lot of this.

The additional documentary that is included in the set is good but thankfully this has been released as a standalone dvd now.
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2.0 out of 5 stars No subtitles, 27 Mar 2009
By Mrs. J. Hartley (UK) - See all my reviews
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Its good to see this series again but there are no subtitles on the DVD. As I am deaf I rely on subtitles to follow the story. Luckily a book giving a synopsis of the action is included with the DVD, but this is no substitute for subtitles in realtime.
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This is quite simply the most amazing example of television ever produced. The Prisoner was a conscious attempt to stretch colour television to its limits, and the result really... Read more
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