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| Wrestling Ernest Hemingway |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 10 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Piper Laurie, Sandra Bullock. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
12993 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
123 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1993 |
| (LD Release Date): |
07/01/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Randa Haines |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Steve Conrad |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Michael Convertino |
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| (Production Designer): |
Waldemar Kalinowski |
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| (Editor): |
Paul Hirsch, ACE |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
Jim Van Wyck |
| (Producers): |
Todd Black & Joe Wizan |
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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): |
Dolby Stereo A |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway is a warm-hearted comedy about growing old. Robert Duvall and Richard Harris star with great cynical talent, Duvall as a reserved ex-barber and Harris as a former sea captain with an attitude who meet in a local park one afternoon in a quiet Florida town. These two men, at polar opposite ends of personality eventually warm up to each other to become the unlikeliest of friends in this charming and hilarious film co-starring Shirley MacLaine.
LaserDisc Picture:
The transfer is noticeably off center vertically but otherwise has no distracting artifacts, except for slight graininess in the dark scenes. The movie has a wonderfully natural look with especially naturally rendered interior scenes. Detail is excellent and fleshtones are accurate. The picture has been matted to 1.85:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
Nothing special here for sound, just a conventional, well recorded soundtrack mix that misses every opportunity to provide surround envelopment for far greater impact. What there is, the music score provides. Dialogue is well recorded and always intelligible throughout.
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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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