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Peter Gunn: The Complete Series [DVD]
Additional DVD options | Edition | Discs | Price | New from | Used from |
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October 23, 2012 "Please retry" | — | 1 |
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| $164.99 | $99.99 |
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August 14, 2018 "Please retry" | DVD | 12 |
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| — | $149.95 |
Genre | Television/Crime |
Format | NTSC |
Contributor | Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Herschel Bernardi, Blake Edwards |
Language | English |
Number Of Discs | 12 |
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Product Description
Before Miami Vice, before Law & Order, the coolest and most sophisticated TV detective was definitely Peter Gunn, created and produced by Blake Edwards (The Pink Panther, SOB). Set in a nameless waterfront city, the series features stylish film noir cinematography and a stylish musical score written by Henry Mancini, whose "The Peter Gunn Theme" won an Emmy Award and two GRAMMY Awards. In fact, Peter Gunn was the first TV show featuring modern jazz for a soundtrack. Edwards himself directed many episodes, as did an impressive roster of Hollywood's best TV directors, including Robert Altman. Craig Stevens plays Gunn, Pete to his friends, a handsome, suave detective tough enough to take on the hardest of hard cases, but a soft touch when it comes to the ladies. His girlfriend, the gorgeous singer Edie Hart (Lola Albright) is the featured singer at 'Mother's' (and later 'Edie's'), a smoke-filled jazz club used by Gunn as his unofficial office. Other regulars at the club include a colorful cast of musicians, pool hustlers, artists and a sculptor. His standard fee is $1,000.00, and his reputation keeps the customers lined up for his services, sometimes referred by Mother (Hope Emerson, Season One; Minerva Urecal, Seasons Two and Three), or his police buddy Lt. Jacoby (Herschel Bernardi). A man with expensive tastes, Peter Gunn drives a stylish two-tone Plymouth Fury Convertible, equipped with a mobile phone! So settle into your favorite easy chair, dim the lights, and enjoy this classic series, one of the best TV detective shows ever!
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 15.2 ounces
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 47 hours and 30 minutes
- Release date : August 14, 2018
- Actors : Craig Stevens, Herschel Bernardi, Lola Albright
- Studio : SHOUT! FACTORY
- ASIN : B07CXBXMRK
- Number of discs : 12
- Best Sellers Rank: #96,815 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #67,704 in DVD
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The video quality of this set is generally stellar. Most episodes are crystal clear and nicely restored. And, lest we not forget, they sound great--which benefits the kick-ass lounge-jazz scores by Henry Mancini, which complement the action of each episode perfectly.
There are too many joys in this series to list. One standout episode--uncharacteristically grim and menacing--is S2's "The Hunt," which pits Gunn against a heartless hitman (played by series producer Gordon Oliver!) in a battle to the death set in a bleak abandoned ore processing plant ten miles from nowhere. This episode is a master class in creating tension, mood and suspense, and its desolate found setting enhances these sensations to the max.
Then there are the kooky underworld lowlifes that Peter Gunn knows. Loads of the best beatnik characters ever seen on TV, plus midget pool sharks, poetic hobos, eccentric artists and larcenous lads and ladies that provide a constant coat of color to an already rich concept.
Minerva Urecal is wonderful in Season One as Mother, owner of the smoky jazz dive that serves as Gunn's faux-HQ and showcases the pleasant jazz vocals of Ms. Albright.
If you have a love of film noir, private eyes, black and white night shadows and cool jazz, do not hesitate--PETER GUNN needs to be part of your world. Right. Now.
I have been surprised at how some TV shows from that era have not survived the passage of time gracefully (i.e. their picture quality is not good) but ' Peter Gunn ' was recorded on some medium that has held up well.
For people not familiar with that TV era you will want to be aware that the frequent use of guns is pretty much the norm when dealing with ' the bad guy '. Peter Gunn, and his friend Sgt Jacobi, pull their pistols fairly often so if a quick (and noisy) solution is not your cup-of-tea then be forewarned.
One thing that I did not remember (I was fairly young when ' Peter Gunn ' was on-the-air) is how much 1950s jazz is featured (at least so far in the first few shows that I have watched). The series gives a real ' film noir ' sense ... Peter Gunn is ALWAYS immaculately dressed in a suit-and-tie regardless of whether he is listening to his girlfriend singing at ' Mother's ' or having it out with ' the bad guy ' (read noisy).
I was rather nervous when ordering ' Peter Gunn ', not sure of what I was going to receive, but that is behind me now .... it's very enjoyable.
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字幕のサブ・タイトルは入っていないですが、30分ものなので、ストーリーはわかり易いです。私はマーケット・プレイスで388円で買ったので、これは本当に嬉しい買い物でしたよ。