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James Caan, Joanna Moore, Robert Duvall, Barbara Baxley in...

Countdown

Ever Green/Special Price

( Catalog Number NJL11300 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Includes 4 Page Color Insert
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Countdown
1968 - 102 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi
Not Rated
Country: Japan

LaserDisc Movie Review:
After decades of working in commercial documentaries and television, Robert Altman got his first crack at Hollywood filmmaking with this dramatic adventure about the first manned space trip to the moon. The story, based on the novel by World War II pilot Hank Searls, concerns two NASA astronauts whose friendship is tested by the race with Russia to land the first man on the moon. The more confident and assured Chiz (Robert Duvall) is bypassed for Lee (James Caan), an apprehensive husband and father, yet together the two men learn to rise above their conflict and work to accomplish the miraculous task. Altman's first major Hollywood film is a more traditional drama compared to the director's later efforts, largely due to the fact that he was signed as a director-for-hire, which forced him to keep the narrative tight and focused. He began, however, to explore his ground-breaking overlapping dialogue techniques, which ended up being used in producer William Conrad's re-cutting of the picture. Despite being a more controlled project than is associated with Altman's maverick style, COUNTDOWN is a gripping work of entertainment that successfully blends science fiction with personal melodrama, featuring realistic performances from Duvall and Caan as the conflicted friends.

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Cast for Countdown

James Caan
Joanna Moore
Robert Duvall
Barbara Baxley
Charles Aidman
Steve Ihnat
Michael Murphy
Ted Knight
Stephen Coit
John Rayner
Charles Irving
Bobby Riha

Crew for Countdown

Producer William Conrad
Writer Loring Mandel
Writer Hank Searls
Cinematographer William W. Spencer
Composer Leonard Rosenman
Director Robert Altman
Editor Gene Milford
Stacy Harris

Feature Details

Title: Countdown
Feature Release Date: 1968
Genre: Sci-Fi
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Color
Runtime: 102 Minutes
Chapters: 2
Picture: Pan & Scan
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

Catalog Number: NJL11300
UPC: 4988135113009
ISBN: none
Manufacturer: Pioneer Japan
Collection: Ever Green/Special Price
Publisher: Warner Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Subtitle Language: Japanese (in picture)
Spoken Language: English
Country: Japan
Video Format: NTSC

Model: NJL11300
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
1 in Stock

Mega-Rare Japan Only LaserDisc

Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket with OBI

James Caan, Joanna Moore, Robert Duvall, Barbara Baxley in...

Countdown

Ever Green/Special Price

( Catalog Number NJL11300 )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Includes 4 Page Color Insert
LaserDisc

Countdown
1968 - 102 min. - Color
Genre: Sci-Fi
Not Rated
Country: Japan

LaserDisc Movie Review:
After decades of working in commercial documentaries and television, Robert Altman got his first crack at Hollywood filmmaking with this dramatic adventure about the first manned space trip to the moon. The story, based on the novel by World War II pilot Hank Searls, concerns two NASA astronauts whose friendship is tested by the race with Russia to land the first man on the moon. The more confident and assured Chiz (Robert Duvall) is bypassed for Lee (James Caan), an apprehensive husband and father, yet together the two men learn to rise above their conflict and work to accomplish the miraculous task. Altman's first major Hollywood film is a more traditional drama compared to the director's later efforts, largely due to the fact that he was signed as a director-for-hire, which forced him to keep the narrative tight and focused. He began, however, to explore his ground-breaking overlapping dialogue techniques, which ended up being used in producer William Conrad's re-cutting of the picture. Despite being a more controlled project than is associated with Altman's maverick style, COUNTDOWN is a gripping work of entertainment that successfully blends science fiction with personal melodrama, featuring realistic performances from Duvall and Caan as the conflicted friends.

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Cast for Countdown

James Caan
Joanna Moore
Robert Duvall
Barbara Baxley
Charles Aidman
Steve Ihnat
Michael Murphy
Ted Knight
Stephen Coit
John Rayner
Charles Irving
Bobby Riha

Crew for Countdown

Producer William Conrad
Writer Loring Mandel
Writer Hank Searls
Cinematographer William W. Spencer
Composer Leonard Rosenman
Director Robert Altman
Editor Gene Milford
Stacy Harris

Feature Details

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