Fall Out: The Unofficial and Unathorised Guide to The Prisoner Contributor(s): Stevens, Alan (Author), Moore, Fiona (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845838629 ISBN-13: 9781845838621 Publisher: Telos Publishing Limited OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - Reference |
Dewey: 791 |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 394 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The impact of The Prisoner upon society was explosive, transforming art, storytelling and popular culture like no other television programme before or since. Patrick McGoohan spearheaded the project in his role as an unnamed man, held against his will in a strange isolated Italianate village, tormented by a succession of individuals, each calling themselves Number 2, whose true motivations and intentions towards him remained a constant mystery. The man, known only as Number 6, attempted escape, was befriended and betrayed, underwent hallucinogenic journeys, and experienced many strange revelations, before the series achieved its cathartic climax. The Prisoner was ahead of its time, and in this book, Alan Stevens and Fiona Moore take on the task of debriefing the programme and attempting to make sense of the many interpretations and readings which have been placed on it. This is not the book with all the answers but it may help you ask the right questions. Introduction by film editor and writer Ian Rakoff. |