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| Black Sunday |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 07 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, William Daniels. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV8855-2WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
143 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
No |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1977 |
| (LD Release Date): |
01/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Frankenheimer |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Ernest Lehman, Kenneth Ross & Ivan Moffat |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
John Williams |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Walter Tyler |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Tom Rolf, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Robert Evans |
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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): |
2.32:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Mono |
| (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:
Black Sunday is based on the novel by Thomas Harris in which a Black September terrorist group attempts to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people, and the President of the United States in attendance. Marthe Keller plays the terrorist agent who masterminds the plot and recruits a deranged Vietnam veteran played by Bruce Dern to work with her and her comrades who are obsessed with a cause for which they will die. Robert Shaw plays an Israeli commando who discovers the plot and pursues the terrorists.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture appears to be sourced from a print. The image area has been re-composed during transfer then matted to appear 2.35:1, although it measures 2.32:1. Color fidelity and color balance is seriously off. Fleshtones are not accurate and there is a slight grain throughout. Dark scenes are too dark with limited shadow detail. Overall, the picture exhibits a dark and confined quality.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished by its monaural mix and lack of fine resolution.
| (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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