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| Patton |
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Genre:Classic
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, Edward Binns, Lawrence Dobkin, John Douchette, James Edwards & Frank Latimore |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
0414885 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$89.99 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
172 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1969 |
| (LD Release Date): |
2/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Franklin J. Schaffner |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Francis Ford Coppola & Edmund H. North |
| (Story): |
Francis Ford Coppola & Edmund H. North |
| (Music): |
Jerry Goldsmith |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Urie McCleary & Gil Parrando |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Hugh S. Fowler |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
James Corcoran |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Frank McCarthy |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
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| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.0:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.32:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Stereo & 70mm 6 Track Mag Stereo |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
Yes |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based upon factual material from “Patton: Ordeal And Triumph,” by Ladislas Farago and “A Soldier’s Story,” by Omar N. Bradley, Patton is the critically acclamied, seven-time Academy Award®-winning American war film about the exxentric, brilliant General George S. Patton (Scott in his Best Actor-winning role).
LaserDisc Picture:
The D-150® picture is framed at 2.32:1, exhibiting sometimes washed out color fidelity with orangish fleshtones. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail. Artifacts and the slightest noise is apparent throughout.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital discrete soundtrack has a slightly better spatial quality when compared to the linear PCM version. The difference is especially apparent in the frontal soundstage imaging of the music score and sound effects which are spread wide, as in the original 70mm 6-track presentation. The overall sound is dated, but is an interesting study in sound design.
| (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 |
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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