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| Gallipoli |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Hunter, Robert Grubb, Bill Kerr, John Morris, Harold Hopkins, Tim McKenzie & David Argue |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV1504-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
111 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1981 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Peter Weir |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
David Williamson |
| (Story): |
Peter Weir |
| (Music): |
Brian May |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Herbert Pinter |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
William Anderson |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Francis O’Brien |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Robert Stigwood, Patricia Lovell |
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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): |
2.30:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Digital Sound Mono |
| (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:
The Australian film Gallipoli, directed by Peter Weir (Witness, Dead Poet’s Society) features Mel Gibson (fresh from the Mad Max/ Road Warrior series) in a compelling story of two young men who are brought together in the Australian army in 1915. Lured by adventure and the unknown, the two young soldiers find themselves at the fateful battle of Gallipoli, the legendary World War I confrontation between Australia and the allied German Turks—a battle that is to Australians what the Alamo is to Americans. The echoes of history blend with the two friends’ intriguing journey as they cross continents and great oceans, climb the pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at Gallipoli.
LaserDisc Picture:
The opening scenes in this 2.30:1 picture are “muddy” with oversaturated brownish color fidelity and noise in the interiors. As the movie progresses, color fidelity improves to more vibrant tones, but remains oversaturated. Sharpness and detail is mediocre with poor and undefined shadow detail. Slight noise and artifacts are apparent.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished and strident monaural.
| (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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