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| Mackintosh Man, The |
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Genre:Mystery Suspense
Reviewed In Issue 32 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
11288 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$29.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
98 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1973 |
| (LD Release Date): |
2/99 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Huston |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Walter Hill |
| (Story): |
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| (Music): |
Maurice Jarre |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Terry Marsh |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Russell Lloyd |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
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| (Co-Producers): |
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| (Producers): |
John Foreman |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
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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 Desmond Bagley’s novel, “The Freedom Trap,” The MacKintosh Man stars Paul Newman as Joseph Rearden, a British Intelligence agent. It’s his job to infiltrate suspicious groups under investigation and convince the members that he is one of them (whatever that may be), and not be unmasked until he gets the evidence his agency requires. This time he poses as a diamond thief in order to investigate Sir George Wheeler (James Mason) reported to be a Communist spy. A tightly wound espionage thriller directed by the legendary John Huston.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture looks dated and exhibits poor contrast and shadow delineation. Color fidelity is unnatural and undefined, with fully saturated hues, inconsistent fleshtones and deep, undefined blacks. Images are inconsistent, often appearing hazy and wanting in sharpness and detail. Mastered from a film print, the overall picture is wanting in clarity, with distracting noise and video artifacts apparent throughout. The picture is matted at 1.85:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds compressed and distorted.
| (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: |
No |
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
No |
Superb Color Fidelity: |
No |
Superb Cinematography: |
- |
Reference LaserDisc: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
No |
DVD To LaserDisc Comparison:
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