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| War Lord, The |
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Genre:Classic
Reviewed In Issue 11 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MCA/Universal Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
41498 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
121 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1965 |
| (LD Release Date): |
10/1/94 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Franklin Schaffner |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
John Collier & Millard Kaufman |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jerome Moross |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Alexander Golitzen & Henry Bumstead |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Folmar Blangsted, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Walter Seltzer |
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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): |
2.20:1 |
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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:
The War Lord, based upon the play The Lovers by Leslie Stevens, is a historical epic set against the bloody backdrop of the barbaric Dark Ages. Charlton Heston stars as Chrysagon, an 11th-century Norman knight and war lord, who is given command of a Druid peasant village. Battling enemies from both the North and from his own ranks, the lonely warrior becomes consumed with passion for the beautiful Bronwyn (Rosemary Forsyth), engaged to the son of the tribe’s chieftain. Convinced by his plotting brother (Guy Stockwell) to impose an ancient law— stating that noblemen may have “right to first night” with any bride—Chrysagon falls in love with the newlywed, refusing to set her free. This sets the stage for betrayal, bloody battles, murder and forbidden love as Chrysagon and Bronwyn vow never to part.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture has been framed at 2.30:1. The overall effect is filtered interiors and a picture that lacks definition. Fleshtones are inconsistent and grain and noise artifacts are apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is monaural and the sound is undistinguished.
| (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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