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    Comes A Horseman
    Genre:Western

    Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard & Richard Farnsworth

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 2.5
    Sound Rating: 2
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): MGM
    (Catalog Number): ML106368
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Retail Price): $49.98
    (Running Time In Minutes): 118
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Theatrical Release): 1978
    (LD Release Date): 7/9/97
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    Credits Information
    (Director): Alan J. Pakula
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    DVD Picture Information
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    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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    (Remastered Dolby Digital): No
    (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Comes A Horseman is a sweeping modern-day western about the fight for one woman’s land in the 1940s. Jane Fonda stars as the hard-headed Ella Connors, a widow pressured to sell her enormous cattle ranch to her manipulative ex-lover, Jacob Ewing (Jason Robards). When she enlists the aid of her neighbor, Frank (James Caan), to help collect enough wild cattle from thick timberland to pay off their debts, she never suspected she would fall in love with him—and he would grow to love her as well. Driven by their own separate hatred for their mutual adversary, Frank and Ella survive stampedes, betrayal, sabotage and triumph.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The picture, framed at 2.35:1, exhibits very natural color fidelity that looks only slightly dated with natural fleshtones, but weak blacks. Interior scenes seem plugged up and dark. Images are generally sharp and detailed but shadow detail is poor while the slightest noise and grain is apparent. There are occasional distracting artifacts in some scenes.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds compressed and dated throughout.
    (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): No
    (Aggressive System Surround): No
    (Intense 25Hz Bass): No
    (Deep Bass Challenging): No
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    (Holosonic Soundfield): No
    (Aggressive Split Surround): No
    (Center Back Surround Imaging): No
    (Directionalized Dialogue): No
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