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    Agony And The Ecstasy, The
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 95 (Apr 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison & Diane Cilento

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 4
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    Special Features
    Includes a restoration comparison, two trailers, and bonus trailers.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 2224836
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
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    (Retail Price): $9.99
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 139
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1965
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 02/22/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

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    (Director): Carol Reed
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Based on Irving Stone

    DVD Picture:
    After having been through an extensive restoration, The Agony And The Ecstasy still exhibits some dated characteristics, and the anamorphically enhanced 2.20:1 DVD picture is slightly soft and often lacking in fine detail and definition. Colors are rich and vibrant, but minor chroma bleeding is noticed. Fleshtones tend to appear a bit brownish at times and blacks are generally deep, but undefined. The intricate details of the mosaic tiles in Chapter 8 occasionally break up, but other times appear smeared. Still, this classic epic is not to be missed. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The basic nature of this Dolby

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