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| Schindler’s List |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 11 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagalle & Embeth Davidtz |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MCA/Universal Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
42132 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$$139.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
197 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White With Color Sequences |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1993 |
| (LD Release Date): |
9/1/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Steven Spielberg |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Steven Zaillian |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
John Williams |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Allan Starski |
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| (Editor): |
Michael Kahn, ACE |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Kathleen Kennedy |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen & Branko Lustig |
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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): |
DTS Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Schindler’s List is director Steven Spielberg’s Oscar® sweeping epic based upon the novel by Thomas Keneally. It is the story of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), a German industrialist who becomes a hero by actively preventing the more than 1,300 Jewish workers in his factory from being sent to their deaths in the Nazi extermination camps. It is a true story of hope and the human spirit, told in an intense, yet lyrical, three-hour-plus portrait of the Holocaust—echoing the Scriptural proverb given to Schindler by his grateful workers: Who saves one life, saves the world.
LaserDisc Picture:
The beautiful THX-approved transfer is perfectly framed at 1.85:1, although it was actually composed for 1.66:1 by cinematographer Janusz Kaminski. The short opening color sequence is beautiful with the warmth that great color elicits, but once the picture transcends to black and white that warmth is lost and the images become stark mono-chromatic. I, personally, have always found black and white motion pictures to be wanting just as I find monaural soundtracks to be undistinguished.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack has it moments when it is absolutely superb with an aggressive surround and spatial ambience. Other times it is wanting in definition and spatial intensity.
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Superb Sound Effects 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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