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| Catalog Number |
14-002 |
| Format |
Standard Play CAV |
| MPAA Rating |
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 |
| Mono |
| Running Time |
105 minutes |
| Pressing Location |
DiscoVision Carson |
| Label Color |
Blue |
| Year Issued |
1979 |
|
| Side |
Frames |
Running Time |
|
| 1 |
33,640 |
23min 22sec |
| 2 |
38,290 |
26min 35sec |
| 3 |
39,165 |
27min 11sec |
| 4 |
41,061 |
28min 30sec |
|
|
152,156 |
105min 40sec |
|
| Ratings |
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| Video Transfer |
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| Audio Transfer |
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| Replication |
|
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| Packaging |
|
| Open-Top |
 |
| Side-Open Sticker |
|
| Printed | |
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| Price History |
|---|
| Silver Catalog |
$15.95 |
| November 1979 |
$24.95 |
| May 1980 |
$24.95 |
| August 1980 |
$24.95 |
| October 1980 |
$24.95 |
|
Pressing Notes
High Plains Drifter was one of the original single sided test pressings done by DiscoVision in 1977. This version is a complete re-master of that film. The video transfer has vivid colors and a sharp picture. It is too bad it is transferred with such poor regard to the Panavision image and the Pan & Scan process really takes a toll on the screen. The film looses video transfer points for the excessive contrast, which makes the film nearly unwatchable in the night scenes, which comprises nearly half the film.
The audio is transferred within the normal abilities of DiscoVision. The audio for the film is repetitive and annoying, and there isn't anything that DiscoVision could have done to make it more listenable, aside from turning the sound completely off. When playing side 1 through a Dolby Pro-Logic decoder, the surround channels show as being active during most of the side, yet there is almost no audio coming from them. One might suspect a simple phase error when the disc was transferred, but the program doesn't sound "out of phase".
Some copies of Side 1 suffer from 20 Frame skip. Some copies also have a Oval spiral pattern orange bumper at the end of side 3, rather than the typical circle pattern.
Release History
High Plains Drifter was reissued on MCA/Universal Home Video (Catalog #: 14002) in January 1992 as a 2 sided CLV Widescreen (2.35:1) disc.
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