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| Alamo, The |
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Genre:Classic
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O’Brien, Chill Wills, Ken Curtis, Carlos Arruza, Jester Hairston, Joseph Calleia & Richard Boone |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML106354 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$69.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
202 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1960 |
| (LD Release Date): |
6/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Wayne |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
James Edward Grant |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Dimitri Tiomkin |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Nate H. Edwards |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Stuart Gilmore, ACE |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
John Wayne |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.05:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.12:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Stereo |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Released in 1960, The Alamo received seven Academy Award® nominations including Best Picture, but the original roadshow version was lost. This widescreen boxed set of John Wayne’s The Alamo is the same transfer as the full-length (an uncut 70mm print was discovered in Toronto) 1990 release reviewed in Issue 2, but offers a new Dolby® Digital soundtrack. The movie is a courageous epic about 185 “Texans” banded together in a crumbling adobe mission for thirteen days to hold off the siege of an army of 7,000 Mexican troops in an attempt to ensure the independence of Texas.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, framed at 2.12:1, looks dated and undersaturated, exhibiting an overall brown quality throughout the color scheme. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail with mediocre shadow detail. The picture is virtually noise free, but artifacts are apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The new Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete soundtrack is very similar to the matrix, but with better dialogue directionalization and occasional surround effects.
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| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
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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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