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List Price: $99.95Amazon.com's Price: $49.99 You Save: $49.96 (50%)as of 11/20/2009 16:48 EST
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0733961168808
Format: Color, Full Screen, Subtitled
Label: A&E HOME VIDEO
Languages: EnglishSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 1.0
Manufacturer: A&E HOME VIDEO
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: A&E HOME VIDEO
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 27, 2009
Running Time: 884 minutes
Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
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Editorial Review:
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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 disc
The 17 episodes are contained on four Blu-ray discs, and they look fantastic. This is older footage (1968) that really shows a marked improvement in high definition. Audio can be played in either Dolby Digital 5.1 or the original mono. Bonus features are included on the episode discs and on a fifth disc, which is a standard-definition DVD rather than a Blu-ray disc. Don't Knock Yourself Out is a 95-minute documentary from 2007 about the history of The Prisoner, including the early career of Patrick McGoohan and how a trip to Wales for Danger Man helped him discover Portmerion. New interviews with the original cast and crew are complemented by archive footage. There are two new featurettes--"The Pink Prisoner" and "You Make Sure It Fits!"--as well as production-crew commentaries on seven episodes, archive textless materials, extensive images and production archives, and a 30-second promo for the 2009 AMC miniseries. --David Horiuchi
Description:
Since its CBS debut in the summer of 1968, the masterful British TV series THE PRISONER has captivated American audiences. Now A&E presents a definitive aficionado's edition of the cult classic which is considered one of the most innovative TV series ever filmed, for the first time in breathtaking Blu-Ray. Fully restored from the original film elements with newly remixed 5.1 surround sound and featuring hours of bonus material never released in North America, THE PRISONER: BLU-RAY EDITION is a fitting tribute to the creative vision of the late Executive Producer and Star Patrick McGoohan.
After resigning from a top-secret position, a man (McGoohan) is abducted and spirited from his London home to a mysterious place known only as 'The Village.' Village Residents, known only by numbers, are held captive because each possesses valuable knowledge. The Prisoner, now known as Number Six, battles to protect his mind -- and his humanity -- while struggling to discover the identity of Number One and escape captivity.
Average Rating: 
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Hello Folks,
rather that discuss this legendary series , I'm here to report (after release and purchase) that this is a stunning looking Blu-Ray. There was much conversation before the release as to if it was the better UK version or simply a rehash of previous domestic standard DVD and video and its obvious to the eye that this is the best available and actually shockingly terrific looking. If you are a fan upgrade immediately...its 50% off and worth every penny. You can read about ... Read More
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Let me start by saying this set looks amazing! The quality is a huge improvement over the previous dvd version and the sound is also pretty good although some will be upset that there is no hd audio track. The extras are pretty good although a large amount of them are in standard definition, a bit disappointing for a somewhat pricey blu-ray set. I would have been pretty much completely happy and given the set 5 out of 5 stars had I not discovered the terrible job of subtitling that was done - My wife ... Read More
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Other reviewers on this site as well as countless websites and books have discussed the brilliance of this television show, so I will not be discussing the show itself but rather the picture and sound quality of this amazing edition. I have been a long time fan of this show and have the collection on regular DVD and have seen it in various runs on television. Watching the blu-ray edition, however, is almost like watching it for the first time. The picture quality, the colors, the sound are all astonishing. ... Read More
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This set is great with the exception that i have had the same problem with the bonus disc as one of the profesional reviewers who wrote and I quote "Unfortunately, in spite of A & E's friendly printed assurance that "Disc Five is a standard-definition DVD and will play in all standard DVD and Blu-ray players" this reviewer was unable to get the bonus content to play on his Panasonic BD30. The menu would display, but all attempts to view materials caused playback to stop altogether. The disc did play fine in both ... Read More
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Really, were the standard DVDs of THE PRISONER so terrible? I never thought so -- they were, after all, a huge step up from the old PBS broadcasts and subsequent VHS editions.
Then I watched this new Blu-ray release.
It's a cliche, I know, but seeing these episodes in Blu-ray is like seeing them for the first time. The detail, the colors, the brightness ... all vastly superior to any PRISONER you've ever seen. You'd never know it was filmed more than 40 years ago. It's almost like ... Read More
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0733961168808
Format: Color, Full Screen, Subtitled
Label: A&E HOME VIDEO
Languages:
Manufacturer: A&E HOME VIDEO
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: A&E HOME VIDEO
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 27, 2009
Running Time: 884 minutes
Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
Theatrical Release Date: 1968