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| Big Red One, The |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Lee Marvin, Mark Hammill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco, Kelly Ward, Siegfried Rauch |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
929 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
113 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1980 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Samuel Fuller |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Samuel Fuller |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Dana Kaproff |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Peter Jamison |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
David Bretherton, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Gene Corman |
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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): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A |
| (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 Big Red One is writer/director Samuel Fuller’s semi-autobiographical account of the U.S. Army’s First Infantry Division in World War II. The film follows four young soldiers of the rifle squad and their gritty sergeant (Lee Marvin) as they fight the front lines of many of the war’s most famous battles.
LaserDisc Picture:
The opening black and white sequence is grainy with artifacts but features a generally good grayscale with good shadow delineation and mediocre contrast. As the film progresses, colors are fully, if not over saturated, with generally natural fleshtones, rich and warm colors and deep, solid blacks. The picture, matted at 1.85:1, sometimes exhibits extremely soft and hazy images. Contrast and shadow delineation are mediocre, and there is slight noise, artifacts and grain apparent. The source element is a film print.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack sounds dated in fidelity, but often delivers a spatially engaging presence. The sound is monaural in character, though sound effects are often in stereo. The music score sounds great with good fidelity and an expansive soundstage. Dialogue is often ADR-processed with poor spatial integration. This is a rather mediocre sonic experience with gun shots and explosions that sound compressed and insignificant.
| (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 |
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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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