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| Murder By Death |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 12 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Peter Falk, James Coco, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Elsa Lanchester, Alec Guiness. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
76856 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$$34.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
94 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1976 |
| (LD Release Date): |
11/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Robert Moore |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Neil Simon |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Dave Grusin |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Stephen Grimes |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
John F. Burnett, ACE & Margaret Booth |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Ray Stark |
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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): |
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:
Murder By Death is Neil Simon’s classic but missed comedy about an eccentric millionaire who challenges five of the world’s most famous detectives to solve a mystery. Millionaire Lionel Twain has invited the five detectives and their companions to his very strange and mysterious house where they have been promised an interesting and challenging weekend. The five detectives, Sam Diamond/Sam Spade (Peter Falk) Milo Perrier/Hercule Poirot (James Coco), Sidney Wang/ Charlie Chan (Peter Sellers), Dick Charleston/ Vick Charles (David Niven) and Jessica Marbles/Miss Marple (Elsa Lanchester), are all keen to test their wits against their host who offers a one million dollar reward for the one who solves the crime of the murdered blind butler (Alec Guiness). But soon the detectives discover that they are targets for the killer as well.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.85:1 picture is soft overall with in-consistent fleshtones and variations in scene quality. Grain, noise and artifacts are all ap-parent for a mediocre presentation.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is undistinguished mono.
| (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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