Product Details

• Actors: George Peppard
• Directors: n, a
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Arts Alliance America
• DVD Release Date: August 26, 2008
• Run Time: 225 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0016PTA4U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,661 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Arts Alliance America Release Date: 08/26/2008

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Program, Dumb Idea on Manufacturer's Part, June 21, 2008

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Eric Pregosin (New Carrollton, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Banacek: The Best Of (DVD)

With the entire series on 2 affordable sets, this seems to be a ploy on the manufacturer's part to go el cheapo. There were only 16 episodes plus the pilot in the entire series. Picking 4 of the 17 as a "Best of collection" is dumb. You are better off buying the Season sets, or better still, buying the complete set coming out after this disc does.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, May 16, 2010

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Marta J. Smith (Greenview, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Banacek: The Best Of (DVD)

I loved this DVD. It was a trip down memory lane. The only thing I regret about this is that I didn't spend a little more money and get the DVD with more episodes. I loved it!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still fascinating, February 12, 2009

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Roger Long "longrush" (Port Clinton, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Banacek: The Best Of (DVD)

Each Banacek episode involves a crime puzzle (not a murder) that private investigator Thomas Banacek must solve, e.g., the disappearance of priceless art works in sealed crates, in a sealed truck between New York and Boston. The writer of each story cheats just a little by not giving the viewer quie all the facts that Banacek has in figuring out the solution, but that is par in most mysteries.

I do have one misgiving about the hero. He is quite the ladies man, understandably, and there is always a beautiful woman involved. So far, so good. But, in the ethos of the time when these TV films were made, Banacek is patronizing, even condescending toward women. A slight smirk on his face indicates that he does not take pretty women or their opinions seriously--and he is always right in doing so--or so the writers would have us believe. I found myself wincing just a bit sometimes.

Still, the tales are interesting, the acting generally good, and the atmosphere right. I do recommend these, with the reservations noted. Perfect, Banacek isn't, but the series is above average TV crime fare.