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    Awful Dr. Orlof, The


    Genre: Horror

    Reviewed In Issue 42 (Oct 2000) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Howard Vernon, Perla Cristal, Richard Valley, Diana Lorys, Conrad Sanmartin, Mary Silvers

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 1.5
    DD Sound Rating: 2
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: NA
    Internet Links
    http://wwwimage-entertainment.com
    Special Features
    Includes production notes booklet.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Image Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): ID9099BIDVD
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $24.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Single Layer (DVD5)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): No
    (Running Time In Minutes): 83
    (Color Type): Black & White
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1962
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 07/00
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Jess Franco
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    The screen credits claim that The Awful Dr. Orlof was based on a novel by David Khune, but the disc

    DVD Picture:
    The non-anamorphic 1.60:1 DVD picture exhibits a washed out gray scale with weak blacks. If ever there was a DVD that resembles a newspaper in gray scale, this would be it. The image is dated and wanting in sharpness. Detail is lacking throughout, with visual information in the shadows almost seeming like a black & white rendition of paint-by-number. Edge enhancement is noticed throughout-not that it helps. Print scratches and artifacts are apparent throughout, and aliasing problems are occasionally noticed.

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby(r) Digital 1.0 soundtrack is not always pleasurable to experience at reference level. Distortion is prevalent, and the fidelity is appropriately dated, but the audio has been restored to the extent that artifacts and background noise have been remarkably reduced. Dialogue is reasonably intelligible but the dubbing is flawed.

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