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| One Eyed Jacks |
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Genre:Western
Reviewed In Issue 13 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Pina Pellicer. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV 6537-2WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$$39.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
141 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1960 |
| (LD Release Date): |
11/1/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Marlon Brando |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Guy Trosper & Clader Willingham |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Hugo Friedhofer |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Hal Pereiha & J. McMillian Johnson |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Archie Marshek |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
George Glass & Walter Seltzer |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Frank P. Rosenberg |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
VistaVision |
| (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:
One Eyed Jacks, based on the novel The Authentic Death Of Hendry Jones, features Marlon Brando as both director and lead actor in this 1960 western revenge drama. Brando plays bank robber Johnny Rio, a man betrayed by his own best friend Dad Longworth (Carl Malden). Rio spends five bitter years in jail vowing revenge against Longworth, who has become a husband, a stepfather and the sheriff of Monterey. When Rio is released from jail he seduces Longworth’s stepdughter, Louisa (Pina Pellicer). A deadly game ensues, and Longworth jails Rio, determined to hang him for murder and bank robbery. With Louisa’s help Rio escapes obsessed with hate to meet Longworth in a showdown at sunset.
LaserDisc Picture:
This is a beautiful picture to behold with its sharp and detailed 1.85:1 widescreen VistaVision cinematography. The picture has deep, solid blacks and excellent color fidelity and good shadow detail. Colors are vivid and fleshtones are naturally rendered for an overall warm photographic effect.
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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