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| Seven Brides For Seven Brothers |
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Genre:Musical
Reviewed In Issue 34 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Jane Powell, Howard Keel |
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| Supplementals |
| Two versions of the film are included in the packaging on two separate discs: the rarely seen alternate take, non-anamorphic 1.85:1 version (which was never shown theatrically) and the 2.55:1 CinemaScope® classic. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
65065 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
G |
| (Retail Price): |
$49..98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
102 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1954 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Stanley Donen |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich & Dorothy Kingsley |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Johnny Mercer & Gene de Paul |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Cedric Gibbons & Urie McCleary |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Walter Plunkett |
| (Editor): |
Ralph E. Winters, ACE |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Douglas Shearer |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Jack Cummings |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
CinemaScope |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
2.55:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
2.55:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Digital Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Mag Stereo |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
Yes |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Based on the story “The Sobbin’ Women” by Stephen Vincent Benet, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers takes us to the Oregon Territory of the 1850s where men were men and women were scarce. Backwoodsman Adam Pontipee (Keel) decides he needs to take a wife to help out with the chores, so he convinces Millie (Powell), the most capable girl in town, to marry him.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture is dated throughout, but the 2.55:1 LaserDisc is quite soft. Colors are generally natural, with accurate fleshtones, rich and warm colors and deep pure blacks, though appearing slightly smeared. There is minor noise apparent. The alternate version on the separate disc measures 1.85:1.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The original 4-track magnetic soundtrack has been remastered on this discete 5.1 Dolby® Digital presentation. The PCM audio is the same soundtrack with matrix encoding and, while retaining directionalized dialogue, sounds more pulled toward center than the discrete version. The sound has been repositioned aggressively to the surrounds and foot-tapping .1 LFE has been added for greater bass impact. Dialogue is produced on sets and sounds somewhat manufactured, and of course, as soon as the musical numbers kick in, the sonic character changes dramatically to a music.
| (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): |
Yes |
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: |
No |
Collector Edition: |
Yes |
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