Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780767018708
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
ISBN: 0767018702
Label: A&E Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
MPN: AAED70038D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 31, 1999
Running Time: 170 minutes
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 28, 1966
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Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 08/31/1999 Run time: 170 minutes Rating: Nr
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Chicken runs, rounds of Russian roulette, and teetering on ledges are for "thrill-starved teenagers," observes gentleman spy John Steed (Patrick Macnee), and not for distinguished soldiers with chests full of battle honors. So why is a corps of army elite acting "like irresponsible beatniks"? Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) meet "The Danger Makers" in a thrilling episode from the fourth season of The Avengers, directed by A Fish Called Wanda's Charles Crichton. Hold your breath during Mrs. Peel's harrowing initiation into the organization that Steed refers to as "Death Wish, Incorporated," and cock an eyebrow at Steed's provocative suggestion that Mrs. Peel impress the ringleader, a phrenologist, by showing him her "bumps" (Macnee's double take at his own innuendo is priceless). This DVD also includes the episode "A Touch of Brimstone," in which Steed and Emma are put up for membership in the Hellfire Club, whose practical jokes mask a plot to stage "a coup so outrageous the whole country will be up in arms." One Avengers-appreciation Web site ranks this among the top 10 of the Emma Peel era. Reason enough: the too-hot-for-American-television "Night of All Sins" sequence, during which Mrs. Peel reigns as Queen of Sin. Monty Python fans: that's Carol Cleveland as the insatiable Sara. In "What the Butler Saw," someone is leaking defense secrets to "the other side." While gentleman spy Steed goes undercover as a butler to locate the culprit, Mrs. Peel launches "Operation Fascination" to attract the attention of the womanizing prime suspect, Captain Miles. About to meet him for drinks, she is memorably advised by Steed, "Don't do anything I would do." Two notable bits: for security purposes, three defense officials zip themselves up in a ridiculous giant plastic body bag that anticipates Get Smart's Cone of Silence; and Mrs. Peel flees from a pursuer through a succession of doors used to train butlers, a scene echoed in Sam Raimi's Crimewave. --Jenny Brown
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You'll love these black-and-white Avengers episodes but buy the set for a much better deal:
Avengers '66 - Set 2, Vols. 3 & 4
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Dame Diana in full-on leather S&M gear, complete with 3 inch spiked heels and 3 inch spiked collar... Oh my sweet Lord in heaven, it's "Mistress" Emma Peel, all dolled up as "Kitten With A Whip" and all of my kinkiest fantasies come true in glorious black and white... "MEOW"! And what makes the best of the three best episodes from the season of '66 even better is the brilliant-as-always performance of Peter Wyngarde, who was equally brilliant in the best episode of '67, "EPIC"! Not to mention his roles as "The New Number Two" in Patrick McGoohan's "The Prisoner", and all of his perfectly pernicious portrayals of various venomous villains in "I Spy", "The Saint", "The Baron", and many more of the best shows of the Sixties! However, he is best known for his star-making turn in both "Department S" and his own spin-off series portraying the Uber-Groovy, Ultra-Gear "swinging Dick" named "Jason King", (who was no doubt the main inspiration for Mike Myers riotous rip-off character, "Austin Powers"!) Unfortunately, big Peter was caught with little Peter out of his closet having a "snog in the bog" with a truck driver, (or "pulling a George Michael"), and his career was thoroughly and maliciously ruined just as it was hitting "third gear", and poor Peter was quite literally driven into abject poverty due to the rigid, narrow-minded, and intolerent mentality of the times. But fear not friends, for you can and should catch one of the great Peter Wyngarde's all-time best roles in "A Touch Of Brimstone", which was one of the all-time best in these 3 ep. sets during the all-time best season of the all-time FAB-best show of all time!
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1966 was a great year. `The Avengers" was a popular 1960's British fantasy-adventure series that focused on the exploits of a male-female duo in the service of the British government. The series underwent several changes of its female lead but its one constant male lead was John Steed always portrayed by the debonair Patrick Macnee (Originally the John Steed had two male partners but that format eventually changed). Kathy Gale portrayed by Honor Blackman became Steed's first female partner. However, when Honor Blackman departed the series and Diana Rigg entered as Mrs. Emma Peel, the show became an international sensation. Rigg brought sophistication, wit, charm and beauty, which hid her lethal and highly visual judo and karate abilities. Macnee and Rigg complemented each other beautifully with their carefree witty and charming exchange of dialogue. The show distinguished itself with bizarre and futuristic villains and fantastic plots. Popular at the height of the James Bond craze, the show was able to distinguish itself with its simply over-the-top visual style. Laurie Johnson's catchy and sophisticated main title theme matched the visuals of the show and still conjures up an image of the series when listened to today. When Diana Rigg left the series, Linda Thorson entered as John Steed's new partner Tara King. The series soon went off the air in the United States. It was a shame because the episodes with Tara King were quite good. The King episodes seemed to be a little more down to earth and contained some very good writing and intricate plotting. In any event series definitely left its mark amongst the finest. These DVD copies are gorgeous and 1966 volume 3 is one of the best.
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If you relish a series like "Honey West," "T.H.E. Cat" or "77 Sunset Strip" you no doubt know about the content of what you are getting. You are more likely concerned about the quality of the product. Like John might say to Emma, "You scratch my back and I'll scratch your back. Just watch the hat please." John and Emma are back and are here to stay via DVD technology. Being on DVD, the aesthetics about the actual episodes are not in question here. More appropriately one may ask how they look. They look good, very good. Thank Mother because they are much better than the Sean Connery film.
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