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| Three Cases Of Murder |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 17 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Orson Welles, John Gregson, Elizabeth Sellers. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1413L-261 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
99 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1955 |
| (LD Release Date): |
10/1/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
George More O’Ferrall, David Eady & Wendy Toye |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Ian Dalrymple, Donald Wilson & Sidney Carroll |
| (Story): |
W. Somerset Maugham, Brett Halliday & Roderick Wilkinson |
| (Music): |
Doreen Carwithen |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Paul Sheriff |
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| (Editor): |
G. Turney-Smith |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Ian Dalrymple & Hugh Perceval |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.66:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.60:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Three Cases of Murder is a trio of stories, each written and directed by different people, that was released in 1955. The only star known to American audiences is Orson Welles, who gives a flamboyant performance as Lord Mountdrago in the third story. The first story, In The Picture, finds a man facing three homicidal maniacs when he is strangely transported inside a landscape painting. The second story, You Killed Elizabeth, is about a love triangle involving two childhood friends and a beautiful young woman. In the third story in the trio, Lord Mountdrago, a member of the British Parliament has paranoid delusions of potential revenge from a man whose career he ruined.
LaserDisc Picture:
The black and white picture is matted at 1.60:1. It appears soft and over exposed with poor contrast and poor gray scale. The picture is far too bright overall and the element exhibits negative dirt, noise and artifacts that are distracting.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The sound is undistinguished mono with both hum and noise.
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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