Banacek - The Second Season |  | Directors: Andrew V. McLaglen, Bernard L. Kowalski, Bernard McEveety, Herschel Daugherty, Jimmy Sangster
Actors: George Peppard, Sterling Hayden, Victoria Principal, Jack Kelly, Patricia Quinn
Studio: Arts Alliance Amer
Category: DVD
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 11429
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 576 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: 670457
UPC: 829567045725
EAN: 0829567045725
ASIN: B000YVBELY
Release Date: January 22, 2008
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| • | A self-made millionaire, and living in Boston's posh Beacon Hill area, Thomas Banacek (played by George Peppard) has a taste for only the finest things. Being of Polish decent, he also loves to recite enigmatic Polish proverbs. Banacek is aided in his efforts by his limo chauffer and gofer, Jay (played by Ralph Manza). Jay usually has his own ideas on how the items were taken, and also has dre |
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Product Description
A self-made millionaire and living in Boston's posh Beacon Hill area Thomas Banacek (played by George Peppard) has a taste for only the finest things. Being of Polish decent he also loves to recite enigmatic Polish proverbs. Banacek is aided in his efforts by his limo chauffer and gofer Jay (played by Ralph Manza). Jay usually has his own ideas on how the items were taken and also has dreams of recovering the items himself first and get the reward. Banacek also relies heavily on his close friend and bibliophile/bookstore owner Felix Mulholland (played by Murray Matheson) to help in background research. Insurance companies are loath to call on his services for the recovery of lost or stolen insured items because of these fees. Nevertheless they call on him when they get stuck as no one else can solve these impossible cases.System Requirements:Running Time: 576 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 829567045725 Manufacturer No: 670457
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 Great Series January 11, 2010
C. Richard (Virginia USA)
This is a great detective series from the 1970's. I remember watching the originals on TV as a kid like it was yesterday. It features an insurance investigator named Banacek (pronounced Banacheck). The series may seem a little dated at times, but overall it has held up well. And how about those great Polish proverbs?
Some have criticized the series for having story lines that were just too fantastic. Is there anyone who could really be that smart to plot these, much less figure them out? Well..., but they were a lot of fun.
Many of the guest stars are just too much as well - so unlike their later roles.
I read that there would have been a third season, but old George was getting a divorce and it would mess up his property settlement. Too bad.
See some TV from the good old days.
Banacek of Old, Rides Again October 3, 2009
Frugal Fred (Texas)
I have played one of the movies [eight in the series of the second season]and it is very good. I liked the Banacek series. I like
George Peppard. Why it only ran 2 seasons is a mystery to me.
Banacek - You can't beat this show! It's great! October 30, 2008
Banacek Fan No. 1 (Sydney, Australia)
I had earlier purchased "Banacek" (First & Second Seasons) from another merchant supposedly in the USA. My DVD's arrived from China, utilising some inferior kind of DVD recording material. When the DVD's got warm, they stopped. Nothing known to man could re-start them. Not only that, they were pirated, off air from a TV station somewhere in the USA. And the picture quality was dreadfully poor. In desperation, loving "Banacek", and wanting to own great quality DVD's of the show, I ordered with Amazon.com and I am kicking myself I didn't order with them in the first place! The DVD's from Amazon.com are excellent quality, absolutely legal (no pirated copies) and the show content is the best. George Peppard is really in his element in this role, it was made for him. The support acting by Christine Belford, Murray Matheson and Ralph Manza is just brilliant. Great scripts, always moving along at the right pace, believable plots, the plots also technically possible, and the whole experience is simply good-good-good! Buy the DVD set and enjoy hours of watching freelance insurance investigator Thomas Banacek outdo insurance company investigators and win his 10 percent bounty.
 A 70s classic October 23, 2008
V. Ford
If you like the 70s and a mystery story that keeps your interest, this is it. The 70s style (dress, cars, lingo) abounds in this series and the storyline grabs your interest until the end. And, the solution to the mystery is always a surprise.
Not the a-team June 21, 2008
E. Parshall (GLENDALE, AZ USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
+Before the a team there was Banacek, a well written ,witty,enjoyable crime solving drama series.
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