The Americans. The complete first season

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Title:

The Americans. The complete first season

Alternate title:

Americans. Season 1

Author:

Weisberg, Joe, 1965- creator.

O'Connor, Gavin, television producer, television director.

Russell, Keri, 1976- actor.

Thomas, Richard, 1951- actor.

Misner, Susan, 1971- actor.

FX Productions, production company.

FX Networks, LLC, broadcaster.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., distributor.

Summary:

Secrets can be deadly in this suspenseful thriller about undercover Russian spies in 1980s Washington D.C. Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings seem to be a typical suburban couple, but they're actually lethal KGB agents plotting to bring down America. As the Cold War escalates, Philip and Elizabeth must take extreme measures to continue their mission to keep their true identities hidden. But when an FBI agent moves in across the street, they become ensnared in a pulse-pounding game of cat and mouse.

Audience:

Ontario Film Review Board rating: PG.

General Note:

Wide screen 1.78:1.

Originally broadcast on television by FX in 2013.

Special features: Deleted scenes; Commentary on "The colonel" with cast and crew; Gag reel; Executive order 2579: exposing The Americans; Perfecting the Art of Espionage; Ingenuity over technology.

Contents:

Disc one. Pilot ; The clock ; Gregory -- Disc two. In control ; COMINT ; Trust me ; Duty and honor -- Disc three. Mutually assured destruction ; Safe house ; Only you ; Covert war -- Disc four. The oath ; The colonel.

Physical Description:

4 videodiscs (approximately 572 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

Genre:

Spy television programs.

Television crime shows.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Corporate Subject:

Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti -- Officials and employees -- Drama.

Subject Term:

Spies -- Soviet Union -- Drama.

Espionage -- Soviet Union -- Drama.

Intelligence service -- Soviet Union -- Drama.