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Standard Screen; Soundtrack English Steeve Reeves stars as Hadji Murad the White Warrior in this story of a man who lead a small group of followers to victory over the evil Czar Nicholas I and his army. Nicknamed by the natives, the strong and domineering Hadji came to the rescue of a village oppressed by poverty and evil under the awful rule of the infamous Czar. White Warrior | Studio | Echo Bridge Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1961 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  29680  | | CD Universe Part number | 1907535 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 01, 2001 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 86 Minutes | | Additional Info | Echo Bridge Home Entertainment | | Movie Details | Color; Stereo Sound; Dolby Noise Reduction; Digitally Mastered; Echo Bridge Home Entertainment |
White Warrior Movie Review Average Rating: (3 out of 5 stars)  A Good Movie, BUT....
I've been waiting in anticipation for Steve Reeeves to finally come out on DVD, so it's nice to see his movies slowly but surely being released. This review is about the Platinum Disc Corporation version of The White Warrior, which was sent to me instead of the VCI version (...or by mistake). As I've mentioned in other Steve Reeves reviews, watching Italian movies can take a little getting used to, mainly due to the editing practices, in addition to dubbing the sound in after the movie had been completed; but this should not deter you from getting and watching some of these old classics. This was a Steve Reeves movie that I had actually never seen, and the plot line looked pretty good; so I was looking forward to receiving it. Unfortunatley, as much as I REALLY wanted to like this disc, I have a hard time recommending this version of it. The story is good, though there are a few slow spots in the movie, the acting is decent, and it's great to see Steve in this role; but it's quite obvious that the film stock used wasn't up to par. The decision to take an obviously widescreen movie and try to squish it to a TV format was bad enough; but it appears that no real effort was made to frame some scenes, resulting in times where you see only half the character's face, or some characters aren't even in the picture. Additionally, it looks like the picture was zoomed in or blown up to fit the TV, which resuilts in loss of clarity and washed out colors. At some times there are also discolorations, scratches and specks in the movie, along with minor sound problems; but this can be somewhat expected for a movie that's almost 45 years old and probably didn't have the best of archival care. If this is the only version you can get your hands on, then I'd say to give it a try; but I'm hoping that Amazon can get me the widescreen VCI version, and that it's of at least slightly better quality. Though I may sound repetetive in my Steve Reeves reviews, stuff like this needs to be said until it doesn't need to be said anymore: Some day I'm hoping to see a higher grade edition, with the film digitally restored, decent liner notes, and maybe a few extras.
Submitted by a reviewer (Buzzards Bay, MA, USA)
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White Warrior DVD Region 1
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