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| Directors: Eddie Saeta, James Goldstone, Theodore J. Flicker, Alex March, Don Medford
Actors: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll
Studio: Warner Home Video
List Price: $199.92
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Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 6084
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 41
Running Time: 5620 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 14.2 x 8.6 x 4.2
MPN: 1000042020
UPC: 883929035380
EAN: 0883929035380
ASIN: B00005JM5Z
Theatrical Release Date: September 22, 1964
Release Date: October 21, 2008
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 "one of the most comprehensive box sets ever" April 20, 2009
Daniel S. Sullivan (Gibbstown,N.J. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Along with "Star Trek - the Original series", "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." would have to share a place as my all-time favorite TV series.
After many aborted attempts to release the series on video over the years, Warner home video has finally accomplished the "impossible" - a comprehensive DVD box set.
This set not only contains all 105 episodes of the series, but a plethora of special bonus features including:
An hour-long interview with stars Robert Vaughn & David McCallum;
The original pilot to "SOLO" - in color! This version features several more bonus scenes with Illya as well as U.N.C.L.E.'s original boss, Mr. Allison, as played by Will Kuluva !
The complete film "One Spy Too Many"
David McCallum's own home movies from being in the studio and on location !
There are lots of other featurettes, as well as scores of interviews with key producton personnel.
My love of this series aside, I've collected a lot of DVD TV collections, and I'll tell you, this is the best set I've ever seen.
The briefcase for storage is also really cool.
If you're a fan of U.N.C.L.E. , and you don't own this set...you must be working for THRUSH !!!
5 stars - absolutely. Open Channel 'D' !
Did any one else receive an imcomplete set? April 20, 2009
b_in_sc (South Carolina, USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Complete Series arrived sealed and in new condition. However, Disc 11 of Season 1 was missing. The only reason we noticed it was missing was because we wanted to watch the pilot for the series first. And of course the pilot is supposed to be on Disc 11 of Season 1. So, did anyone else receive the series minus any discs? I noticed a reviewer from December 2008 mentioned having 40 discs. There are supposed to be 41.
And by-the-way, the seller is being extremely co-operative in resolving the matter of the missing disc.
5/12/2009 Update: The seller went out of his way to get the missing DVD from Warner Home Video. I just received it today (or yesterday) in great conditon.
 This show is dull, not at all like I remembered. April 15, 2009
Sally Foster (Redwood, CA USA)
5 out of 17 found this review helpful
I purchased Man from U.N.C.L.E. from Amazon with high expectations based on fond memories of this show from my childhood. What a disappointment! I thought the show was on par with The Avengers, but it's not even close.
The problem is that the show is just plain dull. The same scenarios are used in nearly every episode, the dialog is flat, the characters are one dimensional, and all of it is just far too predictable.
As for secret agents, I found it annoying that in nearly every episode the two U.N.C.L.E. secret agents are identified almost immediately, by name, by the bad guys. I mean come on, if all of the bad guys know who you are, what is the use of being a secret agent?
I did find it entertaining that Robert Vaughn played the role of the sexy, womanizing, man of the world James Bond type of agent. Robert Vaughn looks far too much like a middle-aged bank teller to pull off the role. The fact that his forehead is three times the size of the rest of his face doesn't help him much either. What really makes it absurd to have Vaughn play that role is that the other actor, David McCallum, who played Voghn's sidekick, would have been excellent in the role of the sexy, womanizing, man of the world James Bond type.
If you want to watch a good spy series from the 1960's, I would recommend The Avengers, Secret Agent Man, I Spy, or the all time classic, Get Smart. Yeah, it's a comedy, but I would take the cone of silence over the silly radio pens of U.N.C.L.E. any day of the week.
If you have fond memories of this show, but you were a child when you watched it, I would highly recommend you watch a few episodes on the web first, to make sure your expectations are realistic before you pay big $$ for the series.
"Open Channel DVD" - Excellent Box Set! April 4, 2009
J. McDonald
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
WOW. What an INCREDIBLE box set!
Some "whole season boxes" look nice on the outside, but leave a lot to be desired on the inside! Rest assured, when you pop open this stylish suitcase, you won't find DVD's crammed into little cardboard sleeves (which can cause scratches). Each disk snaps onto it's own plastic "flip" page, contained within four seperate FULL season boxes.
As far as content is concerned, the episodes LOOK and sound great. You can say what you want about uneven writing quality between the seasons, but one thing is certain; it's ALWAYS fun to watch Robert Vaughn and David McCallum in the roles that defined thier acting careers. Let's not forget an INCREDIBLE list of guest-stars, including a rather special episode featuring both William Shatner AND Leonard Nimoy... before they went Star Trekking!
Perhaps the only thing I would change about this box set, is the addition of the TV movie "The Return of the Man From Uncle". Truly, one of the BEST, and most enjoyable reunion efforts of all time! Even though it's missing from this set, you CAN pick it up elsewhere on Amazon for a good price.
I cannot say enough about the quality of this set. You'll love it!
Great so far April 2, 2009
thegrandwazoo (Earth)
I was 11 years old when this series came out and was everything U.N.C.L.E. during that stage of my life. I was glad to see the entire series released by Time-Life but could not justify the steep suggested price of $250 ! I jumped on this during that small window of opportunity to get it at more realistic price of $82.99 with free shipping....thanks to my friends @ fatwallet.com
I have gone thru the first season so far and have ripped them to my PC for ease of access with Windows Media Center. The bonus disc has alot of cool info, and the color "Solo" episode is great.
The one major issue I have is how hard the discs are to remove out of the case. I have never seen any disk so hard to remove. I was afraid I was going to crack them numerous times.
I also dont understand why only 3 episodes per discs....41 discs is way too many discs to handle and risk breaking trying to remove from the cases.
The attache' case is cool too.
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