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| Silence Of The North |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 13 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Ellen Burstyn, Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MCA/Universal Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
42298 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
94 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1981 |
| (LD Release Date): |
2/1/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Allan Winston King |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Patricia Louisiana Knop |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Allan Macmillan & Jerrold Immel |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Bill Brodie |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Arla Saare |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
Robert Baylis |
| (Producers): |
Murray Shostak |
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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): |
2.50:1 |
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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:
Silence Of The North is based on the autobiography of 80-year-old Olive Fredrickson from the book by Olive Fredrickson with Ben East. It follows her life from the time she was a young girl in the early 1900’s through to the Depression. The film was produced entirely in Canada on locations in northern Alberta and Ontario, and Winnipeg. Fredrickson came to Canada in 1919. When her trapper husband died, she and her three small children survived under rugged pioneer conditions by farming and hunting until she remarried in 1932. The exquisite cinematography of Richard Leiterman allows the viewer to share the grandeur of the Canadian north and the courageous lives of these people.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 2.50:1 picture has been recomposed from its original Panavision® scope 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The picture is naturally depicted with accurate fleshtones, realistic interior scenes and excellent shadow detail. Colors are vivid with deep blacks, but some scenes are over-enhanced and some artifacts are distracting.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is mono and the liner notes indicate that some music was rescored.
| (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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Reference LaserDisc: |
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