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| Swiss Family Robinson |
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Genre:Family
Reviewed In Issue 06 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro. |
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| Supplementals |
| Included in the supplemental section are the original location scouting reports and a well executed top-to-bottom storyboard/actual film sequence comparison. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Walt Disney Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
1996CS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
G |
| (Retail Price): |
$69.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
159 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1960 |
| (LD Release Date): |
11/01/93 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Ken Annakin |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Lowell S. Hawley |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
William Alwyn |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
John Howell |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Peter Boita |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Bill Anderson |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.55:1 |
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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:
Swiss Family Robinson is the classic story about a lone emigrant family of five— father, mother and sons, Fritz, Ernst and Francis—shipwrecked on an uncharted island. The Robinsons bravely tame this threatening environment and ingeniously transform the wild jungle isle into a tropical paradise. When Fritz and Ernst rescue a beautiful girl from marauding pirates, the family must protect their exotic new home from the bloodthirsty buccaneers.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.55:1 picture is generally not impressive.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is supposed to be Dolby Surround® stereo, but is nearly monophonic, although the slightest signal can be faintly heard in the screen left and right channels and in the surrounds. Sound is decidedly directed to center and extremely compressed, In no way does it suggest the stereo experience of the original soundtrack.
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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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