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| Train, The |
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Genre:Classic
Reviewed In Issue 11 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Michel Simon, Suzanne Flon, Wolfgang Preiss, Albert Remy, Charles Milolot, Richard Munch, Jacques Marin, Jeanne Moreau |
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| Supplementals |
| Contains a most interesting commentary by director John Frankenheimer on one analog track while the other contains Maurice Jarre’s music score. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML 104896 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$$59.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
133 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1964 |
| (LD Release Date): |
9/1/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
J. Frankenheimer |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Franklin Coen & Frank Davis |
| (Story): |
Franklin Coen & Frank Davis |
| (Music): |
Maurice Jarre |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Willy Holt |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
David Bretherton |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Jules Bricken |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
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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:
The Train, based on “Le Front De I’Art” by Rolse Valland was actually written by Ned Young and Howard Dimsdale who did not receive a screen credit. The story concerns a French railway inspector (Burt Lancaster) whose low-key Resistance efforts in World War II become vitally urgent when the Nazis try to steal a trainload of France’s most treasured paintings. France is counting on him to stop the train. To do so, he must mislead a formidable opponent (Paul Scofield) whose love for this “degenerate” art becomes an obsession as the Allied Armies march toward Paris.
LaserDisc Picture:
The European 1.66:1 aspect ratio has been retained. The black and white picture has an excellent gray scale, with solid blacks, good shadow detail, and excellent contrast. There is no apparent noise or other artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is monaural with a sweeping and dramatic music score, but the sound is severely distorted and noisy.
| (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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