| The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Series | 
| Directors: Eddie Saeta, James Goldstone, Theodore J. Flicker, Alex March, Don Medford
Actors: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $199.92
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Rating:  147 reviews
Sales Rank: 3,433
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 41
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 5620 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 8 x 3.6
MPN: 883929035380
UPC: 883929035380
EAN: 0883929035380
ASIN: B00005JM5Z
Theatrical Release Date: September 22, 1964
Release Date: October 21, 2008
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Product Description
Internation lawmen Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin thwart attempts by THRUSH to take over the world.
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For Baby Boomers, owning a season or two of a fondly remembered TV series on DVD is enough to satisfy any nostalgic yearnings. The Man From U.N.C.L.E., though, warrants the full-series treatment. It's a wild '60s flashback to the Espionage era that was ushered in by Ian Fleming's James Bond adventures. According to a series retrospective that's just one of this cleverly packaged set's prodigious extras, Fleming himself was recruited to create a spy series for American television. His contribution was the name "Napoleon Solo," the moniker of a crime boss in Goldfinger. That movie, which would kick Bond and spy mania into overdrive, had not yet opened when viewers were introduced to Robert Vaughn's Solo and David McCallum's Illya Kuryakin, agents of the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. This covert agency operated out of Del Floria's Tailor Shop in New York under the command of true Brit Alexander Waverly (Leo J. Carroll, playing much the same character he portrayed in North by Northwest). The Man from U.N.C.L.E. offered a bit of hope in Cold War America that an American and Russian could work together to stop a common enemy, THRUSH, a ruthless organization bent on world domination. The intriguing conceit of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was to give audiences an empathetic surrogate who would be plucked from their humdrum lives for whirlwind adventures with Solo and Kuryakin. In the pilot episode, Patricia Crowley guest-stars as a housewife who acts as bait to foil the plans of her former college boyfriend, who is plotting the assassination of a world leader. In a series benchmark, "The Never-Never Affair," a pre-Get Smart Barbara Feldon stars as an U.N.C.L.E. translator who unwittingly becomes involved in actual espionage. Seasons one and two are the series' best, with a stellar roster of guest stars ("The Project Strigas Affair" features the first onscreen pairing of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy), stylish direction by directors who would go on to some renown (Michael Ritchie, Richard Donner), smart scripts, and great action (a movie theatre shoot-out in "The Never-Never Affair"). In its third season, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. adopted Batman's campy and absurdist tone with shark-jumping results While this season has its share of groaners (in one episode, Sollo watusis with a gorilla), several "Affairs" stand out. Jack Palance and Janet Leigh as a long cool woman in a white dress are great villains in "The Concrete Overcoat Affair." Harlan Ellison wrote the witty "The Pieces of Fate Affair," in which he takes some sly digs at television and literary critics (a THRUSH operative is a book reviewer). Joan Collins makes like Eliza Doolittle in a dual role as a Bronx stripper and a countess in "The Galatea Affair." The series went back to basics in Season Four, but by then, The Avengers was a bigger hit and the writing was on the wall for this once trendsetting series. This lavish box set affair contains upward of ten hours of bonus features, including the unaired series pilot, a series retrospective, an interview with a reunited Vaughn and McCallum, dossiers on each season's guest stars, one of the U.N.C.L.E. feature films edited and expanded from a two-part episode, segments about the great gadgets and cool music, U.N.C.L.E. designs and blueprints, and season-specific booklets.This definitive box set does full justice to a series that had such an impact on popular culture (as witness the bonus Tom & Jerry cartoon, "The Mouse From H.U.N.G.E.R."). More than a blast from the past, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is still a potent blend of "cloak and swagger." --Donald Liebenson
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 The Man From Uncle August 17, 2010
Jolly
A very Well Produced Package. The inclusion of the Brief Case storage box, certainly adds to the products appeal.
All Disks have performed perfectly. I am delighted with my purchase.
Fantastic! August 16, 2010
pskow
Just as I remembered back in the 60's, was one of my favorite, programs,,wouldn't miss an episode if at all possible and now have the entire series to view anytime I wish. Could never understand why it never went into syndication like others. I strongly recommend this to anyone who loved The Man UNCLE!!
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Series August 16, 2010
Sharon L. Wall (Sapulpa, OK)
I have been a David Mccallum fan ever since This series was first broadcast. This is the best set of DVD's that I
have purchased due to the packaging and all the extras! This series is just as fun to watch now as it was when I first saw it. The technology was sure different in the '60's. I have to laugh when the charaters use their communicators!
I would recommend this set to anyone that enjoys shows from the past!
 Relive UNCLE August 16, 2010
Gerald E. Kvarda (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Still working on the first season. So far have enjoyed watching the old shows. Have seen a number of now famous actors in guest roles. So far the shows are all black and white, I think they go color before the end of the first season. You can tell they filmed (not video taped) the show, see lint or spots on the images from time to time. Looking forward to going thru all four seasons.
Man from U.N.C.L.E. Review August 16, 2010
Oldbowler
While I have not seen but a small portion of the many shows and interviews available, what I have seen is a one. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the shows. I would recommend this DVD set to anyone that watched The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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