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| Man Of La Mancha |
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Genre:Musical
Reviewed In Issue 06 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco. |
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| Supplementals |
| MGM’s Deluxe Letterbox Edition is a fine tribute to the 132 minute film. It contains a reinstated overture and is presented in its original 1.85:1 theatrical aspect ratio with a digital video transfer.The gatefold jack is nicely layed- out and includes photographs, drawings and a picture of the original 22 x 40-inch lobby card. The theatrical trailer has been included. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML100240 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
132 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1972 |
| (LD Release Date): |
08/01/93 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Arthur Hiller |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Dale Wasserman |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Mitch Leigh |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
NA |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Robert C. Jones |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Alberto Grinmaldi |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Stereo |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
O’Toole plays author Cervantes, the playwright who is taken to jail by the Spanish Inquisition. There, he tells about his lifelong work to a host of villagers that also have been arrested. Don Quixote de La Mancha, the knight errant in Miguel de Cervantes’ 1605 novel, the subject of the play, is also played by O’Toole. The The film switches between the jail cell and the story being told by Cervantes. Sophia Loren is Aldonza and James Coco plays Sancho Panza, Don Quixote’s squire.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture contains a substantial amount of brown and gray tones that present an effective realism of the period. The quality of the transfer is excellent, with sharp detail.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack, remixed in Dolby Surround® from a four-track magnetic stereo master, provides wide separation and great fidelity with the musical score while most of the dialogue is centralized. The music recordings have a “studio” sound to them, but this works well with the production.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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Reference LaserDisc: |
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Collector Edition: |
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