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The Rockford Files - Vol. 1 [1974] | ![The Rockford Files - Vol. 1 [1974]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517DF6M4GCL._SL75_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Bernard L. Kowalski, Alex Grasshoff, Charles S. Dubin
Actors: James Garner, Noah Beery, Stephen Mcnally, Warren Kemmerling, Robert Symonds
Studio: Playback
Category: Video
List Price: £9.99
Buy New: £4.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 16170
Format: Colour, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
EAN: 3259190316232
ASIN: B00005AMED
Theatrical Release Date: 1974
Release Date: September 17, 2001
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW & SEALED-OFFICIAL UK VIDEO-SAME AS AMAZON PICTURE
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Looking back, it seemed that you couldn't switch on your television in the 1970s without stumbling across another US detective series, of which The Rockford Files was perhaps one of the most engaging. James Garner may have played many roles throughout his career, but most have been a variation on the suave, boyish LA private eye featured here. Sure, the plots are paper thin, feature twists you can see coming a mile off and seem to come to a conclusion at an unseemly pace, but who of that certain age can resist once the opening answer phone scene and Mike Post theme kick in? Garner is not exactly the most convincing of action heroes with his ever-present sports jacket and rock-solid hair, but then again there isn't that much action bar the obligatory car chase and odd scuffle. Best of all, the show demonstrates that solving crime was a lot easier in the days before mobile phones--our hero spending most of his time hanging around the conveniently placed telephone boxes. --Phil Udell
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Effortless Cool July 29, 2001
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
In a small screen world of macho posturing and over-the-top action scenes, watching Jim Rockford wearily tackle another case is something of a shock to the system.The term "world-weary" has perhaps been overused when referring to Garner's portrayal of LA's finest PI, but the effortless style he puts into every look and sigh shows a fine actor at work under the ever present checkered jacket. From the men who brought you The A-Team and The Sopranos (creator Stephen J Cannell, and writer David Chase), Rockford is as good as it ever was, and, if there is a movie god, Garner should be making the inevitable movie version right about now...
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