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Get rollin rollin rollin with Oscar®-winner* Clint Eastwood in Rawhide the trail-blazing western series that jump-started his illustrious movie career! This 6 disc set contains all 22 episodes from Series One, plus a bonus episode from Series Two, to get you back in the saddle with everybody s favourite cowhand, Rowdy Yates; his tough-minded trail boss, Gil Favor (Eric Fleming); and a whole herd of legendary guest stars. With villains who will rob you blind and heroes who will steal your heart, the wild west has never been so much fun! *1992, Best Director and Best Picture, Unforgiven; 2004, Best Director and Best Picture, Million Dollar Baby. ---- Episodes: 1. Incident of the Tumbleweed 2. Incident at Alabaster Plain 3. Incident with an Executioner 4. Incident of the Widowed Dove 5. Incident on the Edge of Madness 6. Incident of the Power and the Plow 7. Incident at Barker Springs 8. Incident West of Lano 9. Incident of the Town in Terror 10. Incident of the Golden Calf 11. Incident of the Coyote Weed 12. Incident of the Chubasco 13. Incident of the Curious Street 14. Incident of the Dog Days 15. Incident of the Calico Gun 16. Incident of Fear in the Streets 17. Incident of the Misplaced Indians 18. Incident Below the Brazos 19. Incident of the Dry Drive 20. Incident of the Judas Trap 21. Incident in No Man's Land 22. Incident of the Burst of Evil SPECIAL FEATURES: Includes a bonus episode from Series Two!
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By WoodlandMyth
Format:DVD
This was first shown in 1959 but the series was shown right through until 1966. This whole series is fantastic for anyone who liked Rawhide, or any of the television westerns.It is a nostalgic ride back in time and I loved it. I don't even think it is dated,I would highly recommend it.Makes me a bit sad to watch it, thinking about sitting as a family with my mum and dad, days long gone.It is black and white but anyone who grew up with black and white this is not a problem.It is a good quality recording and I would buy the second series also. I would give it 10 out of 10.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Some old TV series can be a disappointment when you view them many years later - they somehow don't look so good as your memory suggested! But "Rawhide" is an exception. Channel 4, to their credit, re-ran many of the episodes a few years back. "Rawhide" stands apart from so many 1960s Westerns, in which the heroes look so impeccably turned out, with never a speck of dust and dirt on then. Instead "Rawhide" portrays grubby, smelly, tatty drovers, who bleed when they get thumped or shot, and bicker amongst themselves; the series features historically-credible and authentic detail with consistently credible storylines. For instance, our heroes aren't referred to as "cowboys", but "drovers" - a minor point but hey, that's authenticity for you. The black-and-white photography seems to enhance the atmosphere and the acting's pretty top-notch from the ensemble cast too. This is classic quality TV. I wonder if the entire 220 or so episodes will be released..?
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I first encountered RAWHIDE sometime during the 1980s, and like many I watched the repeats of the show that Channel 4 screened in the late 1990s. I was very impressed with the show and for a while watching it became a regular fixture of my weekends. Consequently, I'm enormously pleased that Paramount have begun to release the show onto a home video format.
At times, there's an odd, abstract quality about the series, as if the drovers are wandering through purgatory; some of the shows feature plot-points that verge on those you might expect to see in a horror film. For example, in one episode in the middle of nowhere a young drover stumbles across a man who has been hung upside down and disfigured with fire; and in another early episode, the herd is followed by a mysterious gunfighter (played by the great Dan Duryea). This abstract quality is reinforced by the fact that whatever problems the drovers stumble across, at the end of every episode they must continue to push the herd forwards: they are rootless, and unlike the heroes of many Western films and television shows the protagonists of this series are simply working men. They make mistakes; and if they are hit or shot, they are clearly wounded.
When I watched the show at a younger age, I saw Eastwood's Rowdy Yates as the star of the show, and it's hard not to let Eastwood's subsequent fame eclipse the other actors' roles in the series. However, revisiting the series, Eric Fleming steals the majority of the episodes: Gil Favor is the pivot around which most of the action revolves, and his background is shrouded in mystery.
I sincerely hope that Paramount decide to continue with the DVD releases of this well-loved series.
At times, there's an odd, abstract quality about the series, as if the drovers are wandering through purgatory; some of the shows feature plot-points that verge on those you might expect to see in a horror film. For example, in one episode in the middle of nowhere a young drover stumbles across a man who has been hung upside down and disfigured with fire; and in another early episode, the herd is followed by a mysterious gunfighter (played by the great Dan Duryea). This abstract quality is reinforced by the fact that whatever problems the drovers stumble across, at the end of every episode they must continue to push the herd forwards: they are rootless, and unlike the heroes of many Western films and television shows the protagonists of this series are simply working men. They make mistakes; and if they are hit or shot, they are clearly wounded.
When I watched the show at a younger age, I saw Eastwood's Rowdy Yates as the star of the show, and it's hard not to let Eastwood's subsequent fame eclipse the other actors' roles in the series. However, revisiting the series, Eric Fleming steals the majority of the episodes: Gil Favor is the pivot around which most of the action revolves, and his background is shrouded in mystery.
I sincerely hope that Paramount decide to continue with the DVD releases of this well-loved series.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By sew82
Format:DVD
This series brings back so many wonderful memories. A great western, fantastic cast and plenty of action and adventure which stands the test of time to this very day.
A shame there are no subtitles, but having contacted Revelation Films to ask why, I now know that they will be included on series 2 and 3 which is great news!
Highly recommended!
A shame there are no subtitles, but having contacted Revelation Films to ask why, I now know that they will be included on series 2 and 3 which is great news!
Highly recommended!
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Some old TV series can be a disappointment when you view them many years later - they somehow don't look so good as your memory suggested! But "Rawhide" is an exception. Channel 4, to their credit, re-ran many of the episodes a while back. "Rawhide" stands apart from so many 1960s Westerns, in which the heroes look so impeccably turned out, with never a speck of dust and dirt on then. Instead "Rawhide" portrays grubby, smelly, tatty drovers, who bleed when they get thumped or shot, and bicker amongst themselves; the series features historically-credible and authentic detail with consistently credible storylines. For instance, our heroes aren't referred to as "cowboys", but "drovers" - a minor point but hey, that's authenticity for you. The black-and-white photography seems to enhance the atmosphere and the acting's pretty top-notch from the ensemble cast too. This is classic quality TV. Roll on the rest of the series please.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Ah, teeny lass time! When I came to visit my cousins they were always on about Mr. Favor. They would drag out the cap-pistols and stick horses and play Rawhide. No one wanted be Rowdy Yates. They always forced my younger brother David to play Rowdy and he'd cry. Everyone wanted to be Mr. Favor. Handsome, sexy voiced Eric Fleming was a star on the rise. We saw him in various Sci-Fi flicks in the 50s like that horrid thing with Zaa-Zaa as Queen of Outer Space, and some nifty who dun its, but it was as Ms. Favor he was rising to the top. Hard to recall gravelly-voiced Eastwood was considered a wimp!
Favor was filming a flick in the Amazon during summer break and drowned. Hollywood lost a rising star and Rawhide lost Mr. Favor, dooming the series. It lumbered on with Rowdy taking over as trail boss for a time, only the series lack the force without the dominating presence of Fleming. It would be curious if we could turn back time and alter events--one wonders if Eastwood would have finally come out of Fleming's shadow and become the superstar he did had Fleming not died.
The series ran for 8 years, and holds up well. There were so many westerns during this period, and when you go back to view them, they are sadly quite dated. NOT Rawhide. The strength of the acting, the vision of the producers and directors, kept Rawhide popular back then, but also gives you stories which stands the test of time. Rawhide dates like a fine wine.
You also have the treat of see fading stars and up and coming stars in the stories.
It just doesn't get any better than this.
Favor was filming a flick in the Amazon during summer break and drowned. Hollywood lost a rising star and Rawhide lost Mr. Favor, dooming the series. It lumbered on with Rowdy taking over as trail boss for a time, only the series lack the force without the dominating presence of Fleming. It would be curious if we could turn back time and alter events--one wonders if Eastwood would have finally come out of Fleming's shadow and become the superstar he did had Fleming not died.
The series ran for 8 years, and holds up well. There were so many westerns during this period, and when you go back to view them, they are sadly quite dated. NOT Rawhide. The strength of the acting, the vision of the producers and directors, kept Rawhide popular back then, but also gives you stories which stands the test of time. Rawhide dates like a fine wine.
You also have the treat of see fading stars and up and coming stars in the stories.
It just doesn't get any better than this.
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move em out,, keep those doggies moving clint eastwood as a young lad.. meanwhile back at the ranch, trouble is always brewing
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Another programme that my mum really likes. It's so handy to have on dvd so there is something for my mum to watch when there is nothing she likes on tv.
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A must have for Eastwood fans.
Great family show. Well worth the money -- 22 episodes ending up costing less than 70p each! Buy it if you want a laugh, something light to watch, and some Clint Eastwood :D
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gift for father in law
I purchased this item as a gift, my father in law is over the moon with it, he would certainly recommend it to any other cowboy fans.
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