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WSR Detailed DVD Review
Unsinkable Molly Brown, The


Genre: Musical

Reviewed In Issue 44 (Dec 2000) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Debby Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley, Jack Kruschen, Hermione Baddeley & Vassili Lambrinos

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4
DD Sound Rating: 3.5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Critics' Composite Score: NA
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Special Features
Includes the 1964, behind-the-scenes featurette The Story Of A Dress (and oh, what a dress it is!), skimpy cast and crew biographies, the theatrical trailer and bonus trailer for another classic Wilson musical The Music Man.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
(Catalog Number): 65201
(MPAA Rating): Not Rated
(Rating Reason):

NA
(Retail Price): $24.98
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 135
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 1964
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 09/26/00
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Charles Walters
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Many people first became aware of The Unsinkable Molly Brown in James Cameron

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture is quite beautiful, and should surely please, especially for its age. Though fleshtones can appear slightly orange, the color scheme is otherwise quite impressive. Images are sharp, with good definition into fine details on the costumes. The obvious sets are well defined. Fine film grain is occasionally noticed, but source element artifacts are rarely noticed.

Soundtrack:
The Dolby