The Persuaders!
The Persuaders!
| 17 September 1971 (USA)

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    Diagonaldi

    Very well executed

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    Glucedee

    It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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    Salubfoto

    It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

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    Robert Joyner

    The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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    jawlaw

    This show stands out as one of the best shows ever killed in its first season. The balance of action, humor, plot, and plot twists came together to make this, in my mind, the best PI show (next to the Rockford Files) of the 70's. What a shame that it was given only 24 episodes to prove itself.I remember how cool the characters were and how fresh the humor--including one scene where Tony Curtis bursts out of the show to answer the phone. It turns out to be a wrong number and he speaks brusquely: "No this is not Bernie Schwartz!!!" Of course the punch line for those in the know was that this was Curtis' given name before going to Hollywood.The good news is that some one besides those writing here recognizes the unique quality of this show. Ben Stiller will appear in a movie rendition of the show which is now in pre-production. Whether it will become another "Starskey and Hutch" type spoof, or attempt to stay true to the original remains to be seen. Stiller will assume the amiable role of Danny Wilde played by Curtis in the original.

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    vandekracht-email

    "The Persuaders" - in Germany they were called "Die Zwei" ("The Two"), were absolutely gorgeous translated by two men and they did a great job ! (The name of the one was "Brunnermann" - 'Brett Sinclair' did once use 'Brunnerman' as a "camoulflage"-name) Unfortunately i never saw the original versions in English. The stories per episode were somewhat "usual" crime stories, as they are considered today. But the great characters 'Lord Sinclair' and 'Danny Wilde' always joking or ->rhyming<- (in the German version), fortunately cannot be copied adequately, so there always will be only one original ;-). (Sinclair and Wilde sometimes even referred to the very TV-series "The Persuaders" !) By the way, every German episode always ended with some little rhyming sentences - at least I cannot remember that it was different at any time. If you have the chance to see this (maybe in German ?) - watch it. Even nowadays it's great entertainment. If you (quite unlikely) don't like the series, maybe you'll like the really good title theme by John Barry...

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    basje9

    As mentioned in somebody else his/ her comment, I also like the theme of the Persuaders by John Barry, and indeed it sounds like there's coming up a lot of danger. As an 8 year old child, seeing the rehearsel, I do found it dangerous. Seeing it now, I see a lot of humour and some played sarcasm between a typical american and a typical englishman. Ask Persuaders fans there favourite "persuader" and you always get the answer that it's hard to choose. I like Roger Moore's way of acting, but without Tony it's no fun. Recently I joint a fanclub, bought all chaptures on DVD and learned much more about my most favourite series ever.

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    Big Movie Fan

    I have to admit that Roger Moore is one of my favourite actors. He was brilliant in The Saint and I cannot forget his contribution to the James Bond series. In this show, he excelled again along with Tony Curtis.Anyone who lived during the era this was made knows what to expect. Fights, women, action, crime etc. Moore as Lord Brett Sinclair and Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde looked like they were having a great time as they had fun with beautiful women and battled the usual stereotypical villains.Fans of The Saint, The Avengers and similar shows will enjoy this. It's just a shame that this only ran for about 23 episodes.

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