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Directed by Robert Wise and from novelist Michel Crichton “The Andromeda Strain” is a terrifying science fiction drama which tells the story of a biological virus that as wiped out a small American community, with only two survivors a man and baby, now the “wildfire” team, have to find what killed the town and isolate the deadly virus before it could destroy mankind!
So no spoilers hear will be giving away, as this film still works even today, having seen it now for first time presented in “Panavision scope 2.35:1” which truly remarkable, the use of the cinematography by “Richard H. Kline” shows one type of photography that caught my eye “Slit Lens Dioptre” where two images remain focused one in the foreground and the other in the background area, the process and its technical usage gives the film an edge.
Richard H. Kline
http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/kline.htm
Sound mix is monaural, thou the recording techniques back in these days where still good standards, but the 70mm six-track mag process would have really been in order for this type of DVD, it’s mostly dialogue orientated throughout the films running time, music is used sparingly by composer “Gil Melle.”
Final thoughts, I have found this film very inspirational of ideas, ideas for Sci-Fi story that I’m working on myself, thou it’s a very slow process, this film as some very well written lines.
Year of release 1971
Panavision 2.35:1 Anamorphic 16:9
Running time 125 minutes 17 seconds
Rating image 9/10
Sound monaural 7//10
Overall rating for film 9/10
So what does everyone else think about this film and its technical key aspects excreta?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/
So no spoilers hear will be giving away, as this film still works even today, having seen it now for first time presented in “Panavision scope 2.35:1” which truly remarkable, the use of the cinematography by “Richard H. Kline” shows one type of photography that caught my eye “Slit Lens Dioptre” where two images remain focused one in the foreground and the other in the background area, the process and its technical usage gives the film an edge.
Richard H. Kline
http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/kline.htm
Sound mix is monaural, thou the recording techniques back in these days where still good standards, but the 70mm six-track mag process would have really been in order for this type of DVD, it’s mostly dialogue orientated throughout the films running time, music is used sparingly by composer “Gil Melle.”
Final thoughts, I have found this film very inspirational of ideas, ideas for Sci-Fi story that I’m working on myself, thou it’s a very slow process, this film as some very well written lines.
Year of release 1971
Panavision 2.35:1 Anamorphic 16:9
Running time 125 minutes 17 seconds
Rating image 9/10
Sound monaural 7//10
Overall rating for film 9/10
So what does everyone else think about this film and its technical key aspects excreta?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/