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    Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, The
    Genre:Thriller

    Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke, James Dukas & Molly McCarthy

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 2
    Sound Rating: 1.5
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor):
    (Catalog Number): RGL 9614
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Retail Price): $49.95
    (Running Time In Minutes): 88
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Theatrical Release): 1966
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    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

    Credits Information
    (Director): Guggenheim/Stix
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    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.66:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.58:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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    (Remastered Dolby Digital): No
    (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on a true incident, The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery stars many of the same St. Louis police officers who were on duty during the robbery of Southwest Bank. Following his feature film debut in The Blob, Steve McQueen stars as George Fowler, the young getaway driver hired by three conspirators—John Egan (Crahan Denton), Gino (David Clarke) and Willy (James Dukas)—who must go through detailed plans to pull off a major bank robbery. Upon his acceptance, George is thrust into a dangerous world of men who can’t trust each other—one that a beautiful woman (Molly McCarthy) must try to protect him from. The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery is a tense thriller that set the stage nearly forty years ago for films of its genre.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The 1.58:1 picture exhibits a generally good grayscale in exterior daylight scenes, but blacks are not very dramatic. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail, with generally poor shadow detail and contrast. The night and interior scenes seem a bit too dark and undefined. Noise is apparent, while artifacts mar the picture throughout.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack is undistinguished mono that is compressed and distorted.
    (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): No
    (Aggressive System Surround): No
    (Intense 25Hz Bass): No
    (Deep Bass Challenging): No
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    (Holosonic Soundfield): No
    (Aggressive Split Surround): No
    (Center Back Surround Imaging): No
    (Directionalized Dialogue): No
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