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    Warlock
    Genre: Western

    Reviewed In Issue 96 (May 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone & Dolores Michaels

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 2
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
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    Special Features
    Special features are pretty much a bunch of different trailers. Under the Old West Theater selction, there are trailers for The Bravados, Broken Arrow, Broken Lance, Forty Guns, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, and Drums Along The Mohawk. Fox Movietone News features Queen Frederika Guest Of Honor At Imperial Ball, and the theatrical Warlock trailer is also included.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 2227299
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
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    (Retail Price): $14.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 121
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1959
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 05/24/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Edward Dmytryk
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    When outlaws run the deputy sheriff out of town, the good citizens of Warlock find themselves in need of help. So, they decide to hire Marshall Clay Blaisedell (Fonda) to help defend them. The vigilante, gambler, and gunman isn't popular with everyone, but he does what he needs to do to get the job done right. Based on the novel by Oakley Hall. (Tricia Spears)

    DVD Picture:
    Expectedly, the anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD appears dated with smeared images. Still, with what appears to be a good restoration of the film, colors are nicely balanced and well saturated. Contrast and shadow delineation are also satisfying. There are some signs of source element artifacts and scratches, but they

    Soundtrack:
    Both the Dolby

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