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    Norma Rae


    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 50 (July 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley & Gail Strickland

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 3
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: NA
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    Special Features
    Includes an excellent 24-minute documentary,


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 2001374
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (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): 114
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1979
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 04/17/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Martin Ritt
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Inspired in part by a New York Times Magazine article, Norma Rae stars Sally Field (who won an Oscar

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD looks generally good for its age. Images are slightly soft, but detail can be nicely rendered. Colors are nicely saturated, with rich hues and deep blacks. Fleshtones appear slightly brownish at times. Contrast seems a bit low, with images sometimes wanting in definition. Visual information tends to get lost in the darker scenes. Source element artifacts and film grain are revealed occasionally, but generally do not distract. There is no distracting edge enhancement. (Suzanne Hodges)

    Soundtrack:
    The remastered Dolby

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