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| Killer Elite, The |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
James Caan, Robert Duvall, Arthur Hill, Bo Hopkins, Mako, Gig Young |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML101304 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
123 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1975 |
| (LD Release Date): |
4/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Sam Peckinpah |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Marc Norman & Stirling Silliphant |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Jerry Fielding |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Ted Haworth |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Ray Summers |
| (Editor): |
Tony De Zarraga & Monte Hellman |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Fred Brown |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Helmut Dantino |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Martin Baum & Arthur Lewis |
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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): |
2.32:1 |
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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:
From the novel by Robert Rostand, The Killer Elite is anothher thrilling bloodbath action extravaganza by Sam Peckinpah. Mercentaies Mike Locken (Caan) and George Hansen (Duvall) are two friends and partners with a certain loyalty between them—a loyalty that means nothing when Hansen savagely betrays Locken. Angry, hurt and left with a shattered body, Locken is determined to get revenge on his double-crossing partner, and Hansen knows it. Enlisting the help of gun-smart Jerome Miller (Hopkins) annd his old pal Mac (Burt Young), Locken sets out on the hard-edged San Francisco streets to exact revenge.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.32:1, exhibits natural fleshtones and color fidelity with deep solid blacks, all of which seem oversaturated in interior scenes. Sharpness and detail is inconsistent throughout, while shadow detail is wanting in definition. Some noise and minor artifacts are apparent in this inconsistent presentation.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that is compressed and distorted throughout.
| (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 |
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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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