Court Martial of Billy Mitchell [VHS]

Court Martial of Billy Mitchell [VHS]
by Otto Preminger

Court Martial of Billy Mitchell [VHS]

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Actor: Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Montgomery, Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger
Director: Otto Preminger
Cinematographer: Sam Leavitt
Producer: Milton Sperling
Writer: Milton Sperling
Writer: Ben Hecht
Writer: Dalton Trumbo
Writer: Emmet Lavery
Writer: Michael Wilson
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 100 minutes
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Republic Pictures
Studio: Republic Pictures

VHS Movie Reviews of Court Martial of Billy Mitchell [VHS]

Movie Review: Great Movie - Poor Transfer
Summary: 2 Stars

I can only agree with all the positive comments about the movie itself. From the vintage shots of the old Army and Navy Club building to the early performances by a lot of great actors, this movie is one of the must-haves! There is however, one acting dissapointment: doesn't Gary Cooper seem sort of wooded throughout the film? He never seems very comfortable in uniform, and still can't salute worth a damn.

Sadly, the technical aspects of this transfer leaves a lot to be desired. I last saw this movie about 30 years ago on the late-late show (or maybe it was the early-early show) on one of the old local UHF stations. I think the crappy analog, broadcast version of this movie was superior to what we have here. At it's core, this is a very poorly done transfer that is fuzzy, washed out, bad audio, and wrong picture aspect as to what is on the box. Can't honestly recommend it in it's current version.

Movie Review: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell DVD Review
Summary: 3 Stars

An entertaining and well-made film with good acting especially Rod Steiger's performance. The ARTISAN DVD is below average; the 2.35:1 CinemaScope is not enhanced for 16:9 TVs, the color is just OK, the picture is not quite sharp, and there is some background noise.

Movie Review: OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 22
Summary: 4 Stars

**** 1955. Directed by Otto Preminger. Academy award nomination in the Best Writing, Story and Screenplay category. Washington DC, 1921. Shocked by the attitude of his hierarchy who doesn't believe in the future of aviation, Col. Billy Mitchell makes a statement to the press and is then court-martialed. After Carmen Jones and its all black cast, The Man with the Golden Arm which handled the drug addiction theme, this is the third Otto Preminger movie of a row about a delicate topic. The Austrian born director, after the termination of the contract he had with 20th century Fox, can at last choose all the movies he wants to direct and thus demonstrates that he's a genuine author who should absolutely be rediscovered one of these days by our distinguished critics. Highly recommended.

As for the Artisan DVD in my possession, the least I can say is that it doesn't pay tribute to the quality of this film. No english subtitles (falsely advertised on the cover), a film ratio of approximately 2:20 while it's written 1:33 on the cover, no extras, a hushed up sound and images coming from your washing machine. SHAME.

Movie Review: The Court-Martial Of Billy Mitchell
Summary: 3 Stars

I gave it three stars because I dislike letter-box format & it needs a companion booklet.

The film is a must-have Gary Cooper fans and collectors.

Ditto for the Man Of The West dvd...

JC

Movie Review: BUYER BEWARE! Outstanding film...Disastrous DVD transfer......
Summary: 2 Stars

BUYER BEWARE! This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and an outstanding story of someone who saw the future and confronted an intractable system stuck in the past. However the DVD transfer from Artisan entertainment is a disaster. The film looks as if it has been filtered through a pantyhose, forcing you to lower your screen resolution in order to watch the film, and even then the results are less than satisfactory. The performances of Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy and Rod Steiger are worth the price of admission, if only the DVD transfer could have been better.

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