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| Hud |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 11 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV 6630-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$$39.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
112 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1962 |
| (LD Release Date): |
10/1/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Martin Ritt |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Irving Ravetch & Harriet Frank, Jr. |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Elmer Bernstein |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Hal Pereira & Tambi Larsen |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Frank Bracht, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Martin Ritt & Irving Ravetch |
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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): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical 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:
Hud is based upon a novel by Larry McMurtry (The Last Picture Show, Lonesome Dove, Texasville) about a man named Hud who is at odds with his father, tradition and himself. Hud, played by Paul Newman, has no interests except for fighting, drinking, hot-rodding his Cadillac and womanizing. Hud’s father, an old-line cattle rancher, is played by Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Neal plays the understanding and appealing housekeeper. Academy Awards® went to Patricia Neal, Melvyn Douglas and James Wong Howe’s brilliant and wonderful black and white cinematography.
LaserDisc Picture:
Shot in black and white Panavision® it is framed at 2.35:1. The picture is a bit soft overall, lacking in contrast and shadow detail, and images are wanting for sharpness. There is some grain and some minor artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack has an unusual music score composed by Elmer Bernstein which features an acoustic guitar. Unfortunately the sound was recorded in plain uninteresting and undistinguished monaural Dialogue is always intelligible and background noise is minimal and unobtrusive.
| (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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