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| Hunt For Red October, The |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones & Sam Neill |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV32020-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$44.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
135 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1990 |
| (LD Release Date): |
2/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John McTiernan |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Larry Ferguson & Donald Stewart |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Basil Poledouris |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Terence Marsh |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Dennis Virkler & John Wright |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Larry De Waay & Jerry Sherlock |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Mace Neufeld |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.40:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo SR & 70mm 6 Track Dolby |
| (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 Hunt For Red October is based on the novel by Tom Clancy about The Red October, a new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear submarine headed for the U.S. coast with unknown intentions. The American government thinks Captain Ramius (Sean Connery) is planning an attack, but a CIA analyst (Alec Baldwin) believes he is planning to defect. With both the American and the Russian naval and air command on the hunt, the film is filled with high-tech excitement and intrigue.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.35:1, exhibits outstanding quality, emulating the dark reddish look of the theatrical presentation. The interior look of both American and Russian submarines is stunning with excellent shadow detail with both vibrant and warm colors.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby Digital® 5.1 discrete and matrix PCM soundtracks are differentuated by a slight widening of the soundstage and distinctive surround delineation on the discrete that doesn’t resolve on the matrix version. Low frequency effects delivered by the .1 channels also magnifies the dramatic impact, making the Dolby Digital soundtrack the preferred experience.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (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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