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    Apocalypse Now
    Genre:Action Adventure

    Reviewed In Issue 25 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Sam Bottoms, Albert Hall.

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 5
    Sound Rating: 5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Video
    (Catalog Number): LV2306-3WS
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Retail Price): $49.95
    (Running Time In Minutes): 153
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Theatrical Release): 1979
    (LD Release Date): 3/97
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Francis Ford Coppola
    (Screenplay/Written By): John Milius & Francis Coppola
    (Story): NA
    (Music): Carmine Coppola & Francis Coppola
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer): Dean Tavoularis
    (Visual Effects):
    (Costume Designer):
    (Editor): Richard Marks
    (Supervising Sound Editors):
    (Re-Recording Mixers):
    (Executive Producers): NA
    (Co-Producers): NA
    (Producers): Francis Coppola

    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Panavision
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.35:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.0:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Digital Surround
    (Theatrical Sound): Dolby Stereo A & 70mm 6 Track Dolby
    (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
    (Remastered Dolby Digital): Yes
    (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
    (Additional Languages):

    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Coppola’s stunning masterpiece of war and redeemption (loosely based on Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”) is here transferred to laserdisc in a state-of-the-art aural and visual presentation. This may not be “war” but it sure as hell is great filmmaking!

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    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): Yes
    (Aggressive System Surround): Yes
    (Intense 25Hz Bass): Yes
    (Deep Bass Challenging): Yes
    (Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
    (Holosonic Soundfield): Yes
    (Aggressive Split Surround): No
    (Center Back Surround Imaging): Yes
    (Directionalized Dialogue): No
    Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
    Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
    Superb Special Visual Effects Quality:
    Superb Color Fidelity:
    Superb Cinematography:
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