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    Friendly Persuasion


    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 47 (April 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton, Phyllis Love, Mark Richman, Walter Catlett, Marjorie Main & Samantha The Goose

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 2
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: NA
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    Special Features
    Includes production notes, a list of awards, the theatrical trailer, and a fabulous ten-minute segment from the 1955 NBC-TV series Wide Wide World.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Warner Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 16693
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
    (Rating Reason):

    		 NA
    (Retail Price): $24.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 137
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1956
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 12/05/00
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): William Wyler
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Nominated for six Academy Awards

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced and windowboxed 1.66:1 DVD exhibits a picture that looks quite good for its age. Colors are a bit dated, but generally rich, with balanced fleshtones. Blacks are slightly weak throughout. Film grain and source element artifacts are evident, and can seem a bit excessive at times. Though a bit grimy and lacking a smooth, natural appearance, the picture is otherwise pleasing throughout. There is some edge enhancement detected in the picture, but its presence is not excessive. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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