TONY CURTIS AND ROGER MOORE STAR IN THIS ITV ACTION-ADVENTURE SERIES, PACKED WITH HIGH-STAKES THRILLS! LOADED WITH SPECIAL FEATURES.
Danny Wilde and Lord Brett Sinclair provide a striking contrast.DannyisAmerican. A rough diamond,self-polished. He hasdragged himself up from the New York slums.Makingmoney issecond nature to him.Hehas made fortunes andlostthem.And he can always make anotherone.Brett isEnglish,of course.Histitle is hereditary,and hehasthepolishedperfection of his class.Born with asilverspoonin hismouth,hehas spent his lifelickingthe caviaroff it.Tricked into anewlifeofdangerand intrigue, Brett and Danny are friendly antagonists, reluctant heroes andfarfrom infallible.Butbeneath theirbanterthey have courage, determination and integrity. They areThe Persuaders!
The ultimate pairing of Hollywoods Tony Curtis and Britains Roger Moore madeThe Persuaders!appointment-making television in the 1970s. With international guest stars, glittering settings on the Cote dAzur and in other famous pleasure spots, glamorous girls by the hundred, and tingling adventure combined with exhilarating comedy, its no wonder the series still has all the sparkle of vintage champagne.
This 12-disc set brings together all 24 digitally restored episodes, all 8 feature-film versions and a gold class lineup of special features including the in-depth documentaryThe Morning Afterplus previously released and all-new additional content, making this the ultimate celebration of the ITC classic action series.
12-DISC BLU-RAY SET + 120-page Collectable Booklet in Limited Edition Hardbox packaging.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 1080p high-definition presentation of all 24 episodes, restored from the original 35mm elements
- 1080p high-definition presentation of all 8 film versions:The Persuaders!, Mission: Monte Carlo, London Conspiracy, Sporting Chance, The Switch, The Last Appointment, Death Becomes MeandThe Masqueraders,plus newly presented high-definition trailers for each film
- Collectable Hardbox packaging strictly limited to 1500 copies
- NEW!120-page booklet featuring an essay by television writer / historian Andrew Pixley, and Press / Story Information from the original studio files
- Original as broadcast Mono (LPCM), Music & Effects audio tracks (series only)
- The Morning After: Remembering The Persuaders! documentary on the making of the series including interviews with key cast and production personnel (2006)
- Audio Commentary onOvertureby Roger Moore, Tony Curtis (2006)
- 2ndAudio Commentary onOvertureby Roger Moore, producer Robert S. Baker, production executive Johnny Goodman (2003)
- 3rdAudio Commentary onOvertureby Robert S. Baker, Johnny Goodman (2006)
- Audio Commentary onA Death In The Familyby Roger Moore, producer Robert S. Baker, production executive Johnny Goodman, production assistant Malcolm Christopher, first assistant director Ken Baker (2006)
- NEW!Audio Commentary onThe Time And The Placeby Roger Moore, producer Robert S. Baker and production executive Johnny Goodman (2003) previously unreleased
- NEW!Audio Commentary onPowerswitchby guest actress Annette Andre and series restorer Jonathan Wood (2024)
- NEW!Audio Commentaries onThe Gold Napoleon, GreensleevesandThe Long Goodbyeby ITC historian Jaz Wiseman (2024)
- NEW!Audio Commentary onFive Miles To Midnightby Roger Moores biographer / talent agent Gareth Owen and television historian Henry Holland (2024)
- NEW!Audio Commentary onThe Old, The New And The Deadlyby filmmakers Samuel Clemens and George Clemens, sons of episode writer Brian Clemens (2024)
- NEW!Cinematic Persuasion: Remaking the Feature Films 30-minute featurette with restorer Jonathan Wood, looking at how the feature-film versions were reborn in high-definition
- NEW!Interview withThe Old, The New And The Deadlyguest star Derren Nesbitt
- NEW!Roger Moore reunited with BS 1, the Aston Martin he drove in the series
- The Saint: The Ex-King of Diamonds full episode in high definition, produced as a try out story forThe Persuaders!series concept
- Two Audio Commentaries onThe Saint: The Ex-King of Diamondsfeaturing Roger Moore, Robert S. Baker, Johnny Goodman and director Alvin Rakoff
- The Persuaders! 40thAnniversary Event on stage interview with Roger Moore (2011)
- Tony Curtis: The Persuader! interview with Tony Curtis (2006)
- Avroskoop Dutch television program showing behind-the-scenes production on the episodeThe Man In The Middle
- Roger Moore French Television archival interview recorded on location
- Roger Moore: Design Consultant archival interview
- Roger Moore: His Brief Music Career
- Tony Curtis Meets His French Voice Artist archival footage
- Tony Curtis Ordering a Lagonda archival footage
- Russell Harty Plus! interview with Tony Curtis (1974)
Series Archival Vault Material
- NEW!The Friendly Persuaders! never-before-seen early test footage for the series titles
- ABC U.S. Television Trailer
- Overtureepisode Trailer
- Italian Trailers for the filmsLondon ConspiracyandSporting Chance
- Commercial Break Bumpers and U.S. Station Ident / Sponsorship tags
- European and UK promotional spots with Roger Moore and Tony Curtis (some mute)
- Raw Production Footage: Texted, Textless, Process and Post (including some newly found segments previously unreleased) (mute)
- French end credits sequences for select episodes (mute)
- Extensive Photo Galleries
- Memorabilia and Film Poster Galleries
- BONUS DISCfeaturing the original cuts of the four feature-films: Mission: Monte Carlo, London Conspiracy, Sporting ChanceandThe Switch(in Standard Definition)
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