Product Details

• Actors: Rene Auberjonois, John Ashton
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: 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: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007
• Run Time: 248 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000PFUAPK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,714 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Based on the gripping book by best-selling author Robert Ludlum (The Bourne Ultimatum), the must-see miniseries The Rhinemann Exchange arrives on DVD for the very first time! Filled with international intrigue and suspense, this World War II thriller follows a U.S. intelligence officer to Argentina where he must arrange the exchange of industrial diamonds and top-secret technology between the Germans and the Allied forces. With a powerhouse cast that includes Stephen Collins and Lauren Hutton, The Rhinemann Exchange contains all the original 5 unedited TV hours, and is a jewel of an adventure that you can't afford to miss! Starring: John Huston, Stephen Collins, Larry Hagman, Lauren Hutton, Roddy McDowall, Rene Auberjonois Directed by: Burt Kennedy

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling rogue operation, October 2, 2007

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Penumbra (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Rhinemann Exchange (DVD)

"The Rhinemann Exchange" was the first adaptation of a Robert Ludlum book to film. It was also one of the first TV miniseries, and the cast is a Who's Who of 70's television stardom.

David Spaulding (Stephen Collins) had a very cosmopolitan upbringing thanks to his father, a world famous concert pianist. He has lived in cities around the world, is fluent in several languages, and has an engineering degree. All of this makes him a desirable recruit for US Army Intelligence in the early days of World War II.

After proving himself during an assignment in Spain, David Spaulding is hand picked as the only suitable candidate for a below the radar operation code named Tortuga.

The Germans are desperate for industrial diamonds for their V2 rocket, and the Americans are equally desperate to get a better gyroscope for their bombers. A rogue exchange is brokered, and scheduled to take place in the neutral city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A mission so controversial that his superiors won't even entrust Spaulding with the true nature of the exchange for fear he would refuse the assignment.

In Buenos Aires it seems everyone knows more about Spaulding's msision than he does. He finds himself targeted by the Americans, Germans, and even Haganah as he struggles to learn the truth and complete his task.

The DVD is divided into three chapters corresponding with the original three night airing of the miniseries in 1977. From the DVD package, this is full frame 1:33:1; approximately 4 hours and 8 minutes; Dolby Mono 2.0 English soundtrack, and English SDH subtitles. There are no bonus or special features.

Recommended.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Cast and great story., October 18, 2007

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Trevor William Douglas (Gorokan, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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A fantastic print of one of the best mini-series of the 70s. Stephen Collins in excellent and is supported by such well-knowns as Larry Hagman Jose Ferrer, Vince Edwards, Rene Auberjonois, Gene Evans,
John Van Dreelen, Claude Akins, Werner Klemperer, Roddy McDowall, John Huston and of course Lauren Hutton.
A must-have for devotees of superior entertainment.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Rhinemann Exchange, August 23, 2007

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WPBred (Florida) - See all my reviews

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The DVD was 4 hours of factual information. My husband, a disabled veteran of WWII, and I enjoyed the movie from beginning to end. The story starts out in 1939 and leads up to the start of WWII and continues on from there. My husband plans to watch it again in the event he missed something the first time.