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Epicurus.com - Reilly - Ace of Spies
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List Price: $69.95
Our Price: $40.99
Your Save: $ 28.96 ( 41% )
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Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Starring: Sam Neill, Peter Egan, Ian Charleson, Norman Rodway, Tom Bell
Directed By: Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767077729
Format: Box set
ISBN: 0767077725
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-02-22
Running Time: 630
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
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Editorial Reviews:
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At the turn of the 20th century, one remarkable man single-handedly tried to alter the course of history. Cold, ruthless, enigmatic, this Russian-born British agent radically transformed modern espionage techniques and set the mold for a new kind of secret agent-the super spy. REILLY: ACE OF SPIES is the thrilling, suspenseful dramatization of the real-life adventures of Agent ST-1, aka Sidney Reilly, the inspiration behind Ian Fleming's James Bond. Shot in glorious period detail, one heart-pulsing mission after another captures the arc of Reilly's brilliant career. From stealing top-secret Russian oil information to a near overthrow of the Bolshevik Revolution to his final capture by Stalin's forces in 1918, Reilly's exploits are at times so daring and reckless it's hard to believe it's history and not fiction. Starring Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Hunt for Red October), REILLY: ACE OF SPIES includes all 12 original episodes on DVD for the first time, and features a bonus documentary examining the final, mysterious days of this legendary figure. DVD Features: "Life of Reilly: Superspy" episode from A&E's acclaimed Vanishings series; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Neill's Brilliant!!! 5 stars!
Comment: I saw this originally on PBS years ago, absolutely brilliant! This and "My Brilliant Career", are what REALLY hooked me on Sam Neill. The guy is amazing, locations wonderful and rest of cast remarkably gifted as well. One of the best, if not the best, series ever aired on PBS and any other channel, bar none. A real bonus if you're a history buff. Reilly was just a fascinating character....
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Summary: Reilly-Ace of Spies
Comment: If I had to choose bond over Reilly. I choose Reilly. This is a wonderful box set and it comes in 4 discs. It's a wonderful and timely gift set. I will enjoy this for years to come.
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Summary: just as wonderful as the first time around
Comment: I loved this series when it first came out. Sam Neil is amazing. It was the first time I ever saw him. this is as exciting and well directed as I remember it. If you love espionage and suspense this is your series. You will not be disappointed
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Summary: Reilly - Ace of Spies
Comment: The content of this DVD set has been described by others, so all I have to add is that I enjoyed it immensely. I intended to watch the 10 episodes plus the 30 min biography over 5 nights at 2 episodes a night. Instead I watched over 3 nights and was disappointed when it was over. I will be watching the whole thing again in perhaps another month or so.
Perhaps the one episode where a British spy (not Reilly) is discovered in the German docks is a little weaker than the rest; it is also apparent from the biography that some episodes are severely artistically licensed. Nevertheless, for anyone who enjoys historical dramas made as only the Brits can this set is all around good value, great fun and time spent well entertained. Sam Neill fans can only be delighted.
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Summary: Great Television
Comment: One of the best Television (mini) series of all time, Sam Neill has never been better, the stories are engaging, one wonders exactly how much is fact and how much fiction, could the map of the 20th century really have been that close to being that different? The image quality is unfortunately not much better than the VHS version but it is still worth the upgrade.
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