The Avengers - '63 Set 4 VHS

Product Description Armageddon, asphyxiation, arbitration and assassination are but a few of the challenges tackled with aplomb by the beautiful and brilliant Mrs. Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) and the dashing and deadly John Steed (Patrick Macnee), THE AVENGERS! Deceptively delicate and dapper, cool under fire, ready with a bon mot or a bullet, a flippant joke or a judo flip, Cathy and Steed stand ready to defent the world against outlaws and opportunists, mobsters and mad scientists. Produced by John Bryce; Music by Johnny Dankworth Contains the following complete black and white episodes: Volume 10: The White Dwarf / Man In The Mirror Volume 11: Conspiracy Of Silence / A Chorus Of Frogs Volume 12: Six Hands Across A Table / Killerwhale / Bonus Episode: Brief For Murder Tienda This boxed set dips deeper into the vaults for seven vintage, rarely seen episodes from The Avengers' second season. For series devotees, these episodes, shot on video, have a crude fascination. At this early stage, the fledgling series was more serious with less way-out stories or bizarre characters. Three of these episodes rank as among the best costarring a pre-Goldfinger Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale, Steed's resourceful and often leather-clad partner. "The White Dwarf" is an early dabbling in science fiction, which would become this series' stock in trade in later years. Is a white dwarf star on a collision course with Earth? Can worldwide panic be avoided? Leave it to Steed to vow to "have a good time while there's still time to have it." In "Six Hands Across a Table," Steed must sink a scheme to control British shipbuilding launched by none other than Gale's new lover. In "Brief for Murder," Gale is a very delicti corpse as Steed goes undercover to entrap the Lakin brothers, two elderly defense lawyers with a gift for acquittal. "A Conspiracy of Silence" and "Killer Whale" are average episodes. Of special interest to Avengers buffs are two episodes costarring Julie Stevens as Venus Smith, a perky jazz singer whom Steed unaccountably recruits to help him. "Man in the Mirror" is one of the worst in her brief tenure with the series, while "A Chorus of Frogs" is perhaps her best. Venus is the entertainment on a ship on which Steed has stowed away to investigate a smuggler's death. Still, you might want to fast-forward through her two songs. --Donald Liebenson

Detalles del producto Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del paquete : 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 pulgadas; 1.8 Libras Tiempo de ejecución : 6 horas y 4 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Abril 24, 2001 Producto en Tienda desde : Febrero 9, 2007 Actores : Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry, Patrick Newell, Julie Stevens Estudio : A&E Home Video ASIN : B00005ABES Opiniones de clientes: 4.4 de 5 estrellas 51 calificaciones Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del paquete : 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 pulgadas; 1.8 Libras Tiempo de ejecución : 6 horas y 4 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Abril 24, 2001 Producto en Tienda desde : Febrero 9, 2007 Actores : Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Ian Hendry, Patrick Newell, Julie Stevens Estudio : A&E Home Video ASIN : B00005ABES