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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka 'Columbo: The Complete Fifth Season')
directed by
Ted Post (2), Harvey Hart (2), and
Patrick McGoohan
(2)
USA 1975 -76
The Kino Blu-ray set (Columbo - Seasons 1 - 7) is compared / reviewed HERE
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In the detective series that inspired them all, acclaimed actor Peter Falk returns in his four-time Emmy-winning role as the wry and ruffled police lieutenant in Columbo Season Five.
Season 5 of Columbo proves again the strength of the writing and the wonderful character acting of Peter Falk.
He dons his famous trenchcoat again as he returns in his 4-time Emmy
award-winning role as everyone’s favorite Police Lieutenant in Columbo: The
Complete Fifth Season! He pesters with all the right questions in some of the most
deceptive and deadly cases. The continuing fifth season also features such
acclaimed guest stars as Janet Leigh, Sal Mineo, Robert Vaughn, Diane Baker,
Jack Cassidy, Ricardo Montalban, Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia, Patrick McGoohan, and more. The
landmark crime series returns, and no murderer can hide for long with Columbo on
the beat! .
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Television Premiere: February 20th, 1968 - USA and Canada
DVD Review: Universal (3 single sided discs) - Region 1- NTSC
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DVDBeaver strongly recommends all the Universal Columbo Boxsets:
| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6-7 | Mystery Movie Collection | Movie Collection 1989 |
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| Distribution | Universal - Region 1- NTSC |
| Runtime | Each episode is around 1 hour 30 to 1 hour 13 minutes each = about 9 hours of "Columbo" - the Bonus of Mrs. Columbo was about 46 minutes long. |
| Video | 1:33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.14 mb/s (sample) NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby) |
| Subtitles | English (close captioned), None |
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Release Information: Edition Details:
• 'Mrs.
Columbo' episode
- "Caviar With Everything' •
6 Episode Indices |
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The Kino Blu-ray set (Columbo - Seasons 1 - 7) is compared / reviewed HERE Like the Season 4 Package from Universal - Season 5 contains 6 episodes (as opposed to 8 in Seasons 1-3). Devoid of extras (interviews etc.) but season 5, like season 3 + 4, also includes a kind of 'bonus' with the short-lived 'Mrs. Columbo' experiment (Mrs. Kate Columbo - Kate Mulgrew - follows in her husbands footsteps... as a reporter.). Like Season 1,2 and 4, these are on one side of 3 single-sided dual-layered layered DVDs. Only English subtitles are offered as an option. Image/Audio quality have no apparent flaws - detail is quite good - 'Now You See Him' may be a bit duller in the color department but it is nothing bothersome. I don't watch a lot of TV on DVD but personally I find these Columbo Boxsets some of the better transfers that I have seen. All episodes are clean and progressively transferred, but the bonus (Mrs. Columbo) is not from HD and exhibits 'trailing'. Columbo is something I
never seem to tire of and this DVD contains strong episodes - I would
just like more. Regulars
Patrick McGoohan (who also
directed 2 of the episodes), Robert Vaughn and Jack Cassidy are joined
by Janet Leigh, Sal Mineo, Ricardo Montalban, Hector Elizondo, Diane
Baker and Robert Loggia. I am
a big fan and would probably purchase regardless of price but this
package is quite reasonable for almost 9.5 hours of super entertainment.
You can't beat it for value.
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