Album Description: It is a thriller occurring in World War II about a Nazi General who becomes a serial killer. When a Polish prostitute is brutally murdered in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, her killer is only identified as a German General. For years the crime remains unsolved until the killer strikes again, bringing this mesmerizing mystery to its unforgettable finish.
Good things do not always come to tyhose who wait I have waited for this film for decades. I understood the quality may not be the best, but the film is excellent. The first copy had to be returned because it was defective. The second copy had to be returned because it was defective. I am now waiting for the third copy; sooner or later one will play without stopping and going back to the beginning. The letterbox is annoying. I have a 65-inch so I can tolerate it but if you have less that a 55-inch I suspect you will have difficulty seeing detail. My score considers all of the technical problems. If it were not letterboxed and worked properly the first time it would be much higher.
Through a Shattered Looking Glass Are the manufacturer's of the DVD kidding? How could they distribute such a poor quality product? As Mr. Parker points out in his assessment, it's DREADFUL--with a capital D!!! It's like watching it out of focus! I, too was looking forward to seeing it on DVD for the first time. I requested a full refund from the seller I bought it from and if I don't get it, with postage, I'm gonna blast him in my evaluation. DO NOT BUY this until the video quality is remastered!!!
Night of the Generals This is a great movie, looks great on high definition TVs, tremendous on an upconvert DVD player. apparently the negatives have to be bad copies, as I originally rented from netflix before I purchased it.
Superb film but this DVD clearly has problems. Others are commenting on the poor quality of this DVD and I'll definitely take them at their word because I have my OWN copy (of beautiful quality) and I won't bother to mention how I happened to get my particular DVD *.* -- but it's not THIS DVD, nor is it a copy thereof.
As for the movie itself, it's in color, letterbox format, and it's just spectacular! It's a combination of two film genres, mixing a WW II film with a murder mystery -- and the scenes, setting, scenery, casting, special effects, storyline, soundtrack, and cinematography are all spot-on, terrific!
The story is about a Nazi officer (a really ethical guy!) who is assigned to investigate (like a regular policeman) the murder of a prostitute and to bring the perpetrator to justice. He soon discovers that very similar depraved murders have occurred in the past and, due to one terrified witness glimpsing the red stripe down a uniform trouser leg, a uniform feature which was exclusive to Nazi generals, the investigator knows that this will definitely be a difficult case to resolve.
He soon narrows the suspect generals down to three men, all of whom had both the bad temperment as well as the opportunity to kill and mutilate these women. But soon, most of the focus begins to center on one VERY strange general in particular (one of the three). All this takes place during an aggressive and brutal Nazi purge of "dissidents" in the town and that is the war side of the film. There's a lot more to the story, sub-plots, etc., but I don't want to convey any spoilers.
So, I guess I'm saying that if you can somehow obtain a good copy of this most excellent film, then go for it! My highest recomendation.
What a darn shame... Sadly, a fantastic movie has been reduced to a cheap and pitiful DVD. The sound quality is horrible. The picture quality is worst then a high-end VCR. Stay away from buying this cheap DVD folks. It's a pathetic attempt.
This was and is a very good interesting movie. Great plot, outstanding actors. It deserves better.
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