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| Spirit Of St. Louis |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson, Marc Connelly, Arthur Space & Charles Watts |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
15052 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
135 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1957 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Billy Wilder |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Billy Wilder & Wendell Mayes |
| (Story): |
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| (Music): |
Franz Waxman |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Art Loel |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Arthur P. Schmidt, ACE |
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| (Executive Producers): |
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| (Co-Producers): |
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| (Producers): |
Leland Hayward |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
CinemaScope |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.55:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Stereo |
| (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 Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Charles A. Lindbergh, The Spirit Of St. Louis is a triumphant biography featuring James Stewart in the role of the famous aviator, Charles Lindberg, who, in 1927, flew his single engine airplane non-stop across the North Atlantic Ocean. Two original theatrical trailers are included.
LaserDisc Picture:
The CinemaScopeŽ picture looks dated with colors that are always undefined, lacking clarity. Contrast and shadow delineation are both poorly rendered. Images are generally wanting in sharpness and detail, lacking fine detail and texture. The picture, framed at 2.55:1, is riddled with noise and artifacts for an overall dated visual experience.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack sounds dated, although produced originally in stereo and matrix encoded for this release. Overall fidelity is slightly thin and bright with distortion. Surround envelopment is often aggressive and there is a good deal of effective stereo soundstage effects that work well to create scene ambience. The music score is spread across the soundstage and, while dated, sounds good. Dialogue is nicely produced at times though often monaural directed.
| (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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