| Edition |
40th anniversary collector's edition. |
| Description |
10 videodiscs (approximately 884 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet + 1 foldout map. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital stereo., fully restored, digitally remastered. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Brendan J. Stafford ; art director, Jack Shampan ; script editor, George Markstein ; theme, Ron Grainer. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast in the U.S. on the CBS television network in 1968. |
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Contains all seventeen episodes of the series. |
| Summary |
After resigning from a top-secret position, a man is abducted from his London home and kept prisoner in a mysterious place known only as The Village. Residents of The Village, known only by numbers, are held captive on account of their valuable knowledge. The prisoner--Number Six--must protect his mind in order to preserve his humanity while he struggles to discover the identity of Number One and achieve freedom by escaping from the repressive grasp of his captors. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Arrival / an ITC production ; writers, George Markstein and David Tomblin ; director, Don Chaffey. Disc 2: Free for all -- Dance of the dead. Disc 3: Checkmate / an ITC production ; writer, Gerald Kelsey ; director, Don Chaffey -- The Chimes of Big Ben / an ITC production ; writer, Vincent Tilsley ; director, Don Chaffey. Disc 4: A, B, and C / an ITC production ; writer, Anthony Skene ; director, Pat Jackson -- The general / an ITC production ; writer, Lewis Greifer ; director, Peter Graham Scott. Disc 5: The schizoid man / an ITC production ; writer, Terence Feely ; director, Pat Jackson. Disc 6: Many happy returns / an ITC production ; writer, Anthony Skene ; director, Joseph Serf -- It's your funeral / an ITC production ; writer, Michael Conroy ; director, Robert Asher. Disc 7: A change of mind / an ITC production ; writer, Roger Parkes ; director, Joseph Serf -- Hammer into anvil / an ITC production ; writer, Roger Woddis ; director, Pat Jackson. Disc 8: Do not forsake me oh my darling / an ITC production ; writer, Vincent Tilsley ; director, Joseph Serf -- Living in harmony / an ITC production ; writer, David Tomblin ; director, David Tomblin. Disc 9: The girl who was death / an ITC production ; writer, Terence Feely ; director, David Tomblin -- Once upon a time / an ITC production ; writer, Patrick McGoohan ; director, Patrick McGoohan. Disc 10: Fall out / an ITC production ; writer, Patrick McGoohan ; director, Patrick McGoohan. |
| Note |
Special features: New limited edition collector's booklet; detailed color fold-out map of The Village ; Disc 1: Rare, alternate version of "The chimes of Big Ben"; original broadcast trailer for "Arrival"; rarely seen "Foreign file cabinet" footage used for international broadcast; rarely seen "textless" intro & outro; interactive map of The Village; production stills gallery; trivia ; Disc 2: Original broadcast trailers; interactive map of The Village; production stills gallery; trivia ; Disc 3: Original broadcast trailers; interactive map of The Village; production stills gallery; trivia ; Disc 4: Original broadcast trailers; interactive map of The Village; production stills gallery; trivia ; Disc 5: Behind-the-scenes interview with original production manager Bernie Williams; gallery of original production and promotional materials; original broadcast trailers; interactive map of The Village; production stills gallery; trivia ; Disc 6: Original broadcast trailers; interactive map of The Village; production stills gallery; trivia ; Disc 7: Original broadcast trailers; interactive map of The Village; production stills gallery; trivia ; Disc 8: Original broadcast trailers; interactive map of The Village; production stills gallery; trivia ; Disc 9: Original broadcast trailers; interactive map of The Village; production stills gallery; trivia ; Disc 10: Interview with Bernie Williams and "Lost footage" shot at Portmeiron; bonus program: "'The prisoner' video companion"; gallery of original production and promotional materials; original broadcast trailers; original series promotional trailer; production stills gallery; trivia. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Prisons -- Drama.
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Kidnapping -- Drama.
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Spies -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Television programs.
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Foreign television programs -- England.
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Detective and mystery television programs.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Mystery -- Television series.
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Thriller -- Television series.
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Television serials.
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Mystery television programs.
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Suspense television programs.
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| Added Author |
Tomblin, David, 1930-2005.
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McGoohan, Patrick, 1928-2009.
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Muscat, Angelo, 1930-1977.
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Incorporated Television Company.
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Granada Media (Firm)
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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New Video Group.
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| Added Title |
Prisoner : no man is just a number |
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Prisoner (Television program : 1967-1968)
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| ISBN |
0767090756 set |
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0767090764 v. 1 |
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0767090772 v. 2 |
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0767090780 v. 3 |
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0767090799 v. 4 |
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0767090802 v. 5 |
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0767090810 v. 6 |
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0767090829 v. 7 |
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0767090837 v. 8 |
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0767090845 v. 9 |
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0767090853 v. 10 |
| Standard No. |
733961758580 set |
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733961758597 v. 1 |
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733961758603 v. 2 |
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733961758610 v. 3 |
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733961758627 v. 4 |
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733961758634 v. 5 |
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733961758641 v. 6 |
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733961758658 v. 7 |
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733961758665 v. 8 |
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733961758672 v. 9 |
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733961758689 v. 10 |
| Music No. |
AAE-75858 A&E (set) |
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AAE-75859--AAE-75868 A&E (discs) |
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