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| Schindlers List |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagalle & Embeth Davidtz |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MCA/Universal Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
43277 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$54.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
197 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White With Color Sequences |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1993 |
| (LD Release Date): |
9/1/94 |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Steven Spielberg |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Steven Zaillian |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
John Williams |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Allan Starski |
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| (Editor): |
Michael Kahn, ACE |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Kathleen Kennedy |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Steven Spielberg, Gerald R. Molen & Branko Lustig |
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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): |
DTS Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS Digital |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Schindler’s List is director Steven Spielberg’s Oscar® sweeping epic based upon the novel by Thomas Keneally. It is the story of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), a German industrialist who becomes a hero by actively preventing the more than 1,300 Jewish workers in his factory from being sent to their deaths in the Nazi extermination camps. It is a true story of hope and the human spirit, told in an intense, yet lyrical, three-hour-plus portrait of the Holocaust—echoing the Scriptural proverb given to Schindler by his grateful workers: Who saves one life, saves the world.
LaserDisc Picture:
The beautiful black and white transfer, originally reviewed in Issue 11, is perfectly framed at 1.85:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The DTS® Digital Surround soundtrack brings the film to life with a wide soundstage and aggressive surround envelopment that was not always heard in theatrical presentations. Dialogue sounds completely natural with excellent spatial integration. The music score is lushly recorded with a slightly more expansive soundstage that nicely images. Some scenes offer no signal in the surrounds, in which case, the matrix version is preferred.
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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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