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| Advise And Consent |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Gene Tierney, Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Burgess Meredith, Eddie Hodges, Paul Ford, George Grizzard, Inga Swenson & The Voice Of Frank Sinatra |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
35691 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
4/98 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1962 |
| (LD Release Date): |
4/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Otto Preminger |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Wendell Mayes |
| (Story): |
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| (Music): |
Jerry Fielding |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Lyle Wheeler |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Louis R. Loeffler |
| (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): |
Otto Preminger |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Panavision |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.35:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.32:1 |
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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 Allen Drury, the thrilling and dramatic Advise & Consent is Otto Preminger’s engrossing political examination of the bigwigs in Washington. When the President appoints a candidate for the Secretary of State position, he creates a wave of controversy, dividing the senate. In Advise & Consent, deals become extortion, closets reveal skeletons and careers are crushed—a story that is familiar even today.
LaserDisc Picture:
The black and white picture exhibits a mediocre gray scale that resembles newspaper grays. There are some inconsistencies, however, because some scenes exhibit deep blacks and white whites. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail, lacking definition and clarity. Contrast and shadow delineation are mediocre, with images often appearing too contrasted and losing visual information in the darkness. There is noise in most scenes, and artifacts are apparent throughout. The Panavision® aspect ratio is framed at 2.32:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural with slight background noise.
| (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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