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The Bargain Nexus - Court Martial of Billy Mitchell
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List Price: $19.98
Our Price: $5.99
Your Save: $ 13.99 ( 70% )
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Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
Starring: Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger, Elizabeth Montgomery
Directed By: Otto Preminger
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300208063
Format: Color
ISBN: 6300208060
Label: Republic Pictures
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Republic Pictures
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Running Time: 100
Studio: Republic Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1955-12-31
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Summary: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell DVD Review
Comment: An entertaining and well-made film with good acting especially Rod Steiger's performance. The ARTISAN DVD is below average; the 2.35:1 CinemaScope is not enhanced for 16:9 TVs, the color is just OK, the picture is not quite sharp, and there is some background noise.
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Summary: OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 22
Comment: **** 1955. Directed by Otto Preminger. Academy award nomination in the Best Writing, Story and Screenplay category. Washington DC, 1921. Shocked by the attitude of his hierarchy who doesn't believe in the future of aviation, Col. Billy Mitchell makes a statement to the press and is then court-martialed. After Carmen Jones and its all black cast, The Man with the Golden Arm which handled the drug addiction theme, this is the third Otto Preminger movie of a row about a delicate topic. The Austrian born director, after the termination of the contract he had with 20th century Fox, can at last choose all the movies he wants to direct and thus demonstrates that he's a genuine author who should absolutely be rediscovered one of these days by our distinguished critics. Highly recommended.
As for the Artisan DVD in my possession, the least I can say is that it doesn't pay tribute to the quality of this film. No english subtitles (falsely advertised on the cover), a film ratio of approximately 2:20 while it's written 1:33 on the cover, no extras, a hushed up sound and images coming from your washing machine. SHAME.
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Summary: The Court-Martial Of Billy Mitchell
Comment: I gave it three stars because I dislike letter-box format & it needs a companion booklet.
The film is a must-have Gary Cooper fans and collectors.
Ditto for the Man Of The West dvd...
JC
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Summary: BUYER BEWARE! Outstanding film...Disastrous DVD transfer......
Comment: BUYER BEWARE! This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and an outstanding story of someone who saw the future and confronted an intractable system stuck in the past. However the DVD transfer from Artisan entertainment is a disaster. The film looks as if it has been filtered through a pantyhose, forcing you to lower your screen resolution in order to watch the film, and even then the results are less than satisfactory. The performances of Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy and Rod Steiger are worth the price of admission, if only the DVD transfer could have been better.
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Summary: A "heavy" film.
Comment: Although the family of the late General Mitchell did not approve the film, I think that gives a good example of the rigidness of the military mind - an attitude that has its pros and cons. In reality General Mitchell was more flamboyand and open-mouthed than the taciturn Gary Cooper.
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