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The Prisoner: The Complete Series (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition)

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Genre Drama, Mystery & Thrillers, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction
Format Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC, Box set, Color, Collector's Edition
Contributor Patrick McGoohan
Language English
Number Of Discs 10

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Patrick McGoohan’s classic 17-episode British TV series, THE PRISONER, has been mesmerizing American viewers since its CBS debut in the summer of 1968. Now, just in time for its 40th anniversary A&E presents this definitive collector’s edition of the cult classic series. Fully restored and digitally remastered, THE PRISONER is presented in the fan-preferred episode order, offering a chronological interpretation of perhaps the most unusual and challenging television series ever filmed.After resigning from a top-secret position, a man is abducted from his London home and taken to a mysterious place known only as The Village. Residents of The Village, known only by numbers, are held captive on account of their valuable knowledge. The Prisoner--Number Six--must protect his mind in order to preserve his humanity while he struggles to discover the identity of Number One and achieve freedom by escaping from the repressive grasp of his captors. Set includes all 17 complete color episodes: Arrival / Free For All / Dance of the Dead / Checkmate / The Chimes of Big Ben / A, B, and C / The General / The Schizoid Man / Many Happy Returns / It’s Your Funeral / A Change of Mind / Hammer Into Anvil / Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling / Living In Harmony / The Girl Who Was Death / Once Upon a Time / Fall Out DVD Features: Ultra-rare original footage of the 1966 location shooting, accompanied by commentary with Bernie Williams; Bonus Program: THE PRISONER VIDEO COMPANION; Rare, Alternate Version of the Episode "The Chimes of Big Ben"; Rarely Seen "Foreign File Cabinet" Footage; Rarely Seen "Textless" Intro & Outro; Original Broadcast Trailers; Original Series Promotional Trailer; Gallery of Original Production and Promotional Materials; Production Stills Galleries; Interactive Map of the Village; Prisoner Trivia; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection NEW LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR’S BOOKLET: 60 Fully Illustrated Pages; Hidden Mysteries Surrounding THE PRISONER; Complete Series Guide of All 17 Episodes; Detailed Color Fold-out Map of The Village

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The new elements of The Prisoner's 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition are a 60-page episode guide by Roger Langley and a fold-out map Langley created in 2000. The guide collects a lot of helpful information for Prisoner novices, including synopses, trivia, and "hidden mysteries" from each episode. Prisoner devotees are probably well-versed in series lore, and Langley is a somewhat controversial figure among the fan base, so for them the chief attraction might be the 10-Thinpak packaging, which takes up about half the shelf space of the 2001 megaset. The DVD content is the same on both sets. --David Horiuchi

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 1.35 Pounds
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC, Box set, Color, Collector's Edition
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 14 hours and 44 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 25, 2006
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Patrick McGoohan
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ A&E Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000FOQ03C
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 10
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,353 ratings

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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1,353 global ratings
Patrick McGoohan's Unconventional Classic!
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Patrick McGoohan's Unconventional Classic!
Unique, wildly unconventional, often frustrating, but never dull, Patrick McGoohan's brilliant 17-episode original series, "The Prisoner" has stirred controversy for over 40 years. Was it a nightmarish vision of dehumanization? A bitter treatise on the loss of personal freedom to 'the System'? A satire of an era when vocal radicals were undermining the Establishment? Or something else, entirely? One of the pleasures of the series is creating your own theory (which McGoohan, himself, encouraged), and this collection provides everything you need to become an expert on the world of 'The Village'...It is a program with an intriguing backstory; after 86 spisodes playing 'John Drake' in the very popular British series, "Danger Man" (renamed "Secret Agent" in America), between 1961-1967, McGoohan abruptly quit. When the studio demanded compensation, he offered a new series, about a secret agent who leaves the service for personal reasons, is promptly kidnapped, imprisoned in an idyllic, but sterile community, renamed 'Number 6', and relentlessly interrogated by the unknown jailers. Each week he'd attempt to escape, only to be recaptured, until he'd finally learn the secret behind 'The Village'. The studio, intrigued by the concept (recognizing the parallels to McGoohan's own situation), asked for 26 episodes (McGoohan wanted to make only seven), and a compromise of 17 episodes was reached. Then the American distributor, CBS, became involved; they disliked the concept (believing it to be little more than a live-action 'Road Runner' cartoon, with McGoohan's character the coyote, devising elaborate schemes to escape that always failed), and dumped the new show into the little-viewed summer 'hiatus' between seasons, where failed pilots and unsuccessful series could earn back production costs by advertising revenue.But a strange thing happened; ratings soared, as word-of-mouth about the unconventional series spread, and CBS found itself with a hit! They quickly approached McGoohan, begging him to extend the series, and offering a prime spot in the fall TV schedule. The actor simply smiled, said, "Thanks, but no thanks!", and concluded "The Prisoner" with the surreal 17th episode.And the legend was born...Loaded with extras, including trivia quizzes, a 'Video Companion' to the series, production stills, and even a map of 'The Village', "The Prisoner - Complete Series Megaset (40th Anniversary Edition)" is the most comprehensive edition of the groundbreaking series you will ever find...I highly recommend it, and invite you to join Number 6 in the Village...and develop your own theories!
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R. nichols
5.0 out of 5 stars Campy, non-predictible old series
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Gazza
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2018
Few things can be as good as this. I bought it last year, not realising it was 50 years since its first broadcast. And I must admit that I was totally bowled over by it.

From the very first episode you are watching something totally different from anything you've ever seen before. The story concerns a retired agent who cannot realistically be allowed to retire. As a result he is taken to an environment in which he is to spend his remaining days. This place is known as “The Village” (Portmeirion)―the place where the retired agent (renamed No. 6) spends each episode attempting to, in one way or another, escape from.

Of course there is more to it than this little summary. But one need not go into all the so-called philosophical themes underlying the episodes and series to enjoy it. You simply just have to sit back, get nice and cosy with a drink in hand and enjoy the spectacle of The Prisoner.

There is one criticism. It is that the last four episodes aren't, in my view, anywhere near as good as the first thirteen. And even within the first thirteen there are some episodes better than others with at least 5-7 stand-out episodes in the whole series. When you watch it you'll see what I mean. So what went wrong with the final four? For me, it seemed that they ran out of ideas and didn't know how to end it. So, you get a western-style episode (which doesn't even begin with the Lotus Seven S II racing around London) followed by three quite bizarre episodes. These didn't make much sense to me. They were full of surreal scenes, lots of shouting and the plot (if there was any plot) was difficult to follow.

But this shouldn't put you off to what is on the whole a fantastic series and one, if you haven't seen before, that is definitely worth watching. It’s true to say that it's one of those few series you'd wish you hadn't watched before so you could enjoy watching it all over again for the very first time. It's simply that good.

One final thought. I do find it hard to believe that this was made fifty years ago. When I look at the TV today I hardly find anything worth watching at all. Perhaps this is why The Prisoner stands out so much. It certainly was a classic of the time and is still very much a classic today. Watch and enjoy. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. I'm certainly looking forward to watching it for a second time in the not too distant future.

However, the final words should be left to Patrick McGoohan himself. On the back of the DVD box set he is quoted (August 2007) as saying:

‘While we were shooting The Prisoner there were some in high places who predicted doom for “that crazy thing with the numbers.” After the final episodes screened in London one prestigious newspaper wrote “Good riddance to bad rubbish!” Surprising as it may seem, forty years on “that crazy thing” still has its adherents and gathers more as it is discovered by a new crop of viewers. Thanks to network's fresh and vastly improved edition, The Prisoner can journey happily into the future.’

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5.0 out of 5 stars Blu-ray Version: Like watching the whole series with new eyes
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