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| Assassination File, The |
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Genre:Thriller
Reviewed In Issue 31 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Sherilyn Fenn, Paul Winfield |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Universal Studios Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
42616 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
R |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
105 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1996 |
| (LD Release Date): |
9/98 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Harrison |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Bruce Miller |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Tone Hauser |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Dina S. Lipton |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Harry B. Miller III |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Craig Zadan & Neil Meron |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Michael R. Joyce |
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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): |
1.78:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
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:
Sherilyn Fenn stars as FBI agent Lauren Jacobs in The Assassination File. She has been assigned to protect the first African-American presidential candidate (Paul Winfield). He is assassinated and she is held accountable and forced to resign. She soon learns that the murder was an inside job orchestrated by the government officials, and risks her life to search out the truth.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.78:1, opens with scenes that are slightly dark and interior color fidelity that is slightly brownish and undefined. Brighter scenes are slightly more natural, though still wanting in definition. Images are generally wanting in sharpness and detail. Contrast and shadow delineation are mediocre, especially in the darkest scenes. Slight noise is apparent throughout, but artifacts are generally not detected.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Surround soundtrack delivers an aggressive surround ambience which effectively produces a dimensional soundfield presence. While dialogue sounds natural, the dialogue track has been mixed far forward and is out of balance with the other elements. The music score is well recorded. The soundstage is wide and deep and wraps well into the surround channel. Bass extension produces an effective dynamic impact.
| (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): |
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 |
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