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| Witness |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 13 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV 1736WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$$39.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
112 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1985 |
| (LD Release Date): |
12/1/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Peter Weir |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Earl W. Wallace & William Kelley |
| (Story): |
William Kelley, Pamela Wallace & Earl W. Wallace |
| (Music): |
Maurice Jarre |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Stan Jolley |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Tom Noble |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
David Bombyk |
| (Producers): |
Edward S. Feldman |
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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): |
Dolby Stereo A |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Witness, the Academy AwardŽ-winning film from 1985 (Best Screenplay, Best Editing), is the story of a young Amish boy who witnesses a murder and the cop who protects him. Detective John Book (Ford) is trying to find the killers of an undercover narcotics agent. One of them is identified by young Samuel (Haas) as another officer (Glover), and the discovery puts he and Book in danger. Book returns the boy and his mother Rachel (McGillis) to their peaceful community and stays with them in hiding. His feelings for Rachel deepen and Witness should also be regarded as a powerful love story with the two facing insurmountable odds. Very engrossing.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture has been matted at 1.85:1. Fleshtones are accurate and overall imagery is detailed and sharp with a natural appearance. Some minor artifacts are apparent as are noise and grain in the darker scenes.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby SurroundŽ soundtrack is wanting in dynamics and surround envelopment. The sound is a bit bright and lacks bass extension. Surround is extremely limited.
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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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