The Enemy Agent & You – 1960’s Counter-Espionage Film

Awesome Cold War Era counter-espionage film!

The Prisoner Original 1967 Production Photos on AMC

AMC has released a group of amazing production photos from the 1967 super spy/science fiction classic “The Prisoner.” Also, AMC has the original 17 episodes on their site for you to enjoy prior to the release of the re-make with James Caviezel and Ian McKellen. Below are some of my favorite production photos from AMC’s 1967 Prisoner page.

From "Arrival"

From "Free For All"

From "The Schizoid Man"

From "The Schizoid Man"

From "The General"

From "Many Happy Returns"

From "Dance of the Dead"

From "Checkmate"

No. 2's set

From "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling"

From "The Girl Who was Death" - McGoohan here in the 1967 Lotus Elan

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Le Samourai – French Classic by Jean-Pierre Melville 1967

Le Samourai is a French minimalist thriller starring Alain Delon as Jeff Costello, an impeccably dressed hit man.  The scene below is one of my favorites and Caty Rosier looks absolutely stunning.  If you haven’t seen the movie, definitely add it to your Netflix queue.

The Coolest Spies (Besides Bond)

I’ve often looked around to see if I could find a list of spies that people like other than James Bond. Here’s a list of some of my favorites:

Derek Flint from "Our Man Flint"

John Drake from “Danger Man”

Modesty Blaise

Jeff Costello from "Le Samouri"

Cary Grant, having many alias in "Charade"

Alec Leamas in "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold"

Here are a few really fun gadgets that you can see at the “International Spy Museum” in Washington DC.:

Shoes with transmitters in the soles

Coat with a hidden camera

AMC’s Remake of “The Prisoner” As Good as the Original?

I am anxiously waiting the 2009 remake of the 1967 cult science fiction television show “The Prisoner”. AMC will be airing the original series starring Patrick Mcgoohan as “Number 6″ prior to the release of the new television series. AMC’s remake will feature James Caviezel in the lead role as “Number 6″ and Ian McKellen as “Number 2″. The show is about a secret agent who resigns angrily from his job and is taken to an island called “The Village” where the leaders try to break him for information. He is referred to as “Number 6″, and he tries to escape and find out who is behind “The Village”

The original series was ground-breaking when it was released in 1967. The show features Patrick Mcgoohan’s progressive social views on a variety of controversial topics of the late 60’s. It was the first show of it’s time where the plot continued from one episode to the next without a conclusion. The show also featured the most up-to-date design elements of the era. Check out some of my favorite design details from the show below:

The show featured the build it yourself "Lotus 7"

I love the dark jacket with the white piping; this trend has been current in menwear for the past few years

The original ball chair by Aarnio Eero was featured.