IN MY MIND is a fitting title for this documentary on the iconic British 1967 TV show THE PRISONER starring/produced and sometimes directed/written by Patrick McGoohan, as in essence it was really an exercise in mind games that still confuses millions of viewers and fans to this very day.
What a legacy for McGoohan to leave, one of confusion that this documentary documents so well, specially in how his reluctant attitude to even being interviewed about the oddest and probably most controversial TV show to ever come out of Britain.
The fact that THE PRISONER disappointed and angered so many when it was first shown, is testimony to it's unique greatness. It's like having to watch 2001 A Space Odyssey a few times to understand it... and oddly enough, that was being filmed at MGM Borehamwood studios at the same time.
Chris Rodley should be congratulated for making his tribute documentary to a show who's legendary star Patrick McGoohan is so famous for not wanting to be interviewed or even noticed. Rodley had to piece this together using a lot of patience with McGoohan and his mood swings.
Was the actor playing himself or his character Number Six... or both even at the same time. Either way, this is the BEST we'll ever going to get on the subject, and that's also thanks to daughter Catherine McGoohan, who I'm sure talked her Dad into surfacing before the camera. There's some great behind-the-scenes footage and rare interviews to round-off this 50th Anniversary PRISONER salute!
What a legacy for McGoohan to leave, one of confusion that this documentary documents so well, specially in how his reluctant attitude to even being interviewed about the oddest and probably most controversial TV show to ever come out of Britain.
The fact that THE PRISONER disappointed and angered so many when it was first shown, is testimony to it's unique greatness. It's like having to watch 2001 A Space Odyssey a few times to understand it... and oddly enough, that was being filmed at MGM Borehamwood studios at the same time.
Chris Rodley should be congratulated for making his tribute documentary to a show who's legendary star Patrick McGoohan is so famous for not wanting to be interviewed or even noticed. Rodley had to piece this together using a lot of patience with McGoohan and his mood swings.
Was the actor playing himself or his character Number Six... or both even at the same time. Either way, this is the BEST we'll ever going to get on the subject, and that's also thanks to daughter Catherine McGoohan, who I'm sure talked her Dad into surfacing before the camera. There's some great behind-the-scenes footage and rare interviews to round-off this 50th Anniversary PRISONER salute!