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| Taras Bulba |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 06 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML101108 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
122 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1962 |
| (LD Release Date): |
08/01/93 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
J. Lee Thompson |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Waldo Salt & Karl Tunderg |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Frank Waxman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
NA |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
William Reynolds, Gene Milford, Eda Warren, ACE & Folmar Blanksted |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Harold Hecht |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Stereo |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
The film is set in the Ukraine of the 16th Century. Yul Brenner stars as a Cossack chieftain out to regain his land from Polish invaders. Soon, he and his soldiers are engaged in savage warfare. Tony Curtis stars as his son Andrei.
LaserDisc Picture:
(no picture quality review available)
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
Franz Waxman’s musical score is top rate, and this LaserDisc makes it sound alive with a spatial sound field that is directional and rich. Sound effects and voice panning are present throughout the film, remind the viewer how much enhancement voice-panning accomplished in the era of magnetic stereo.
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| (Aggressive System Surround): |
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| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
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| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
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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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