The Prisoner: The Complete Series |  | Actor: Patrick McGoohan
Studio: A&E Home Video
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 8638
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 10
Running Time: 840 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.4
MPN: AAED208550D
UPC: 733961208559
EAN: 0733961208559
ASIN: B002NB421C
Release Date: October 27, 2009
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Product Description
Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 10/27/2009
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If a top-level spy decided he didn't want to be a spy anymore, could he just walk into HQ and hand in his resignation? With all that classified knowledge in his head, would he be allowed to become a civilian again, free to go about his life? The answer, according to the stylish, brilliantly conceived 1960s British TV series The Prisoner, is a resounding no. In fact, instead of receiving a gold watch for his years of faithful service, our hero (played by Patrick McGoohan) is followed home to his London flat and knocked unconscious. When he awakens, he finds himself in a picturesque village where everyone is known by a number. Where is it? Why was he brought here? And, most important, how does he leave?As we learn in Episode 1, Number 6 can't leave. The Village's "citizens" might dress colorfully and stroll around its manicured gardens while a band plays bouncy Strauss marches, but the place is actually a prison. Surveillance is near total, and if all else fails, there's always the large, mysterious white ball that subdues potential escapees by temporarily smothering them. Who runs the Village? An ever-changing Number 2, who wants to know why Number 6 resigned. If he'd only cooperate, he's told, life can be made very pleasant. "I've resigned," he fumes. "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered. My life is my own." So sets the stage for the ultimate battle of wills: Number 6's struggle to retain his privacy, sanity, and individuality against the array of psychological and physical methods the Village uses to break him. So does he ever escape? And does he ever find out who Number 1 is? "Questions are a burden to others," the Village saying goes. "Answers, a prison for oneself." Within this complete 17-episode set, all is revealed. Or is it? --Steve Landau Also on the discs
The 2009 Collector's Edition has the same video content as the 2006 40th Anniversary Edition, but does not include the booklet or paper map. The principal other difference is that the 10 discs are packaged in five Thinpaks instead of 10. For an improved video transfer and new supplemental features, try the 2009 Blu-ray release. --David Horiuchi
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 the prisoner February 14, 2010
groucho (tx)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
first saw on kera tv and was shown in 30 min segments once a week. nice to see without being segmentated. still better than current tv series with more cerebral quality rather than brutish violence. way before its time! a classic! so much better than the recent "made for tv" version too. love it!
Just buy it! February 14, 2010
7city (Florida)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you were a fan of this series and remember watching some of the episodes during the 1970's on U.S. TV, Just buy this package. It's well worth the price. Forget the extra maps and games, just watch the shows in order.
watch the original January 31, 2010
B. Smith (Houma, LA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought The Prisoner after watching the tv remake. I bought 2 copies, one for me and one for my brother. The original is 10 times better than what was shown on the remake.
Great program. Still holds up! January 30, 2010
rockteacherjan (CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't pretend to understand the Prisoner even though, back in the day, I watched several forum
programs discussing the symbolism in it. I just enjoy it. This is a complete set with a lot of
behind the scenes stuff that I have not had a chance to watch and can, therefore, not evaluate.
If you love the Prisoner and don't have the set, buy it. Nuf said.
Love this series. Great value! December 24, 2009
R. Lancaster (Texas)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I always wanted to see this in its entirety. This is the same series that was sold a while back for about 3-4 times the cost. They have now cut down on the packaging, and you don't get anything extra beside the videos. The content is still the same on the CD's though. Super value and great series!
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