The Avengers '63, Set 2
starring: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson, Ian Hendry
directed by: Bill Bain, Don Leaver, Jonathan Alwyn, Kim Mills, Laurence Bourne
directed by: Bill Bain, Don Leaver, Jonathan Alwyn, Kim Mills, Laurence Bourne
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767025164
Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767025164
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 03, 2000
Running Time: 364 minutes
Sales Rank: 18069
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 28, 1966
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
'Whenever you wine and dine me, it's always a prelude to some hideous adventure.' So complains a peeved Mrs. Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) to gentleman spy John Steed (Patrick Macnee) in 'The Golden Fleece,' one of six vintage, rarely seen episodes from The Avengers' third season. Hideous, not so much, but certainly bizarre, as was the high style of this unconventional espionage series. In 'The Grandeur That Was Rome,' for example, infestation, crop failure, and soil erosion point Steed and Mrs. Gale toward a modern-day toga-partying Caesar bent on ruling the world. For Avengers aficionados, this set contains two episodes considered to be the best of the Cathy Gale era: 'Fleece,' in which renegade military officers rip off a Chinese gold smuggler to finance their operation to support needy ex-servicemen; and 'Dressed to Kill,' an almost Agatha Christie-like caper in which a New Year's Eve costume party aboard a train gets off track when the guests, all prospective owners of property near a radar station, meet fatal ends. Fueling the Mrs. Gale vs. Mrs. Peel debate is 'Don't Look Behind You,' which was later remade as 'The Joker' (available in The Avengers '67: Set 3). Less inspired are 'The Medicine Men,' 'Second Sight,' and 'Death à la Carte,' but even the series' weakest episodes have their peculiar charms. Steed himself perhaps says it best in 'The Golden Fleece' as he reads from his fortune cookie: 'A steed is not known for its might, but for its thoroughbred qualities.' --Donald Liebenson
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- Early adventures for SteedFor all the fans of The Avengers familiar with the Emma Peel/Tara King era of the show, these early ... Read More
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- The Golden FleeceEarly episodes including 'The Golden Fleece' are here. `The Avengers" was a popular 1960's British fantasy ... Read More
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- What is that on the TV Cathy?If you relish a series like "Honey West," "Peter Gunn" or "77 Sunset Strip" you no doubt know about the content ... Read More
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- Vol. 2 of set 2 the best yet of the Cathy Gale episodesamazon avengers 63-2
The 4 episodes in the 2nd volume of this set seem to me to comprise the best ... Read More
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- Not a bad start for a cult series!Could it get any better? I think not. Honor Blackman as the briliant Cathy Gale and Patrick Macnee as Mr Steed.
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