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| Walkabout |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jenny Agutter, Lucien John & David Gumpili |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1502L |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
100 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1971 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Nicholas Roeg |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Edward Bond |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
John Barry |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Brian Eatwell |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Antony Gibbs & Alan Pattillo |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Max L. Raab |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Si Litvinoff |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.77:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.72:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (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:
Based on the novel by James Vance Marshall, Walkabout is Nicholas Roeg’s mystical masterpiece that chronicles the physical, spiritual and emotional journey of a sister (Jenny Agutter) and brother (Lucien John) abandoned in the Australian outback. Joining and Aborigine boy (David Gumpili) on his walkabout—a tribal initiation into manhood—these modern children pass from innocence into experience as they are thrust from the comforts of civilization into the savagery of the natural world. Hailed by critics everywhere, Walkabout is a long-awaited classic that continues to serve as an allegory for the fate of innocence in society still today.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.72:1, often looks dated and overly dark in scenes that do not call for darkness. Color fidelity can be rich and vibrant, with deep blacks and generally natural, but sometimes reddish fleshtones. Quality improves slightly when the film moves on to entirely exterior footage. Shadow detail and contrast are good. Noise and artifacts are apparent throughout.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds compressed.
| (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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Reference LaserDisc: |
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