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| Man In The Iron Mask, The |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
MGM Home Entertainment |
| (Catalog Number): |
ML107047 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG13 |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
132 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1998 |
| (LD Release Date): |
12/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Randall Wallace |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Randall Wallace |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Nick Glennie-Smith |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Anthony Pratt |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
William Hoy |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Alan Ladd, Jr. |
| (Co-Producers): |
Paul Hitchcock |
| (Producers): |
Randall Wallace & Russell Smith |
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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 Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
DTS Digital Sound |
| (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 upon the novel by Alexandre Dumas, The Man In The Iron Mask tells the tale of two brothers (Leonardo DiCaprio in a dual role): one who becomes the spoiled, self-serving King of France, and the other a carefree fighter who is raised by The Three Musketeers. Includes audio commentary by writer/director Randall Wallace.
LaserDisc Picture:
The LaserDisc, even when compared to the anamorphically enhanced DVD reviewed in Issue 30, exhibits excellent picture quality throughout. When viewed alone, images are extremely sharp and detailed with convincingly rendered textures and fine detail even in backgrounds. Colors exhibit excellent definition and superb clarity. Shadow detail and contrast are excellent, exhibiting a natural, subtle gradiation between darkness and picture black. Costumes look great with fiery reds and royal blues that pop from the screen. The aspect ratio is 1.85:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete soundtrack sounds the same as the superb discrete soundtrack on the DVD. The soundtrack is often wonderfully spatial with an aggressive surround presence that is at times directionalized and orchestral rich. Bass extension is excellent, even the roar of cannon shots punctuated in the .1 LFE channel.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
Yes |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
Yes |
| (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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