The neurotic New Yorker Woody Allen tells one of the greatest romantic comedies to be set in the city of New York.
Woody Allen | Alvy Singer | |
Diane Keaton | Annie Hall | |
Tony Roberts | Rob | |
Carol Kane | Allison | |
Paul Simon | Tony Lacey | |
Shelley Duvall | Pam | |
Janet Margolin | Robin | |
Colleen Dewhurst | Mom Hall | |
Christopher Walken | Duane Hall | |
Donald Symington | Dad Hall | |
Helen Ludlam | Grammy Hall | |
Mordecai Lawner | Alvy's Dad | |
Joan Neuman | Alvy's Mom | |
Jonathan Munk | Alvy - Age 9 | |
Ruth Volner | Alvy's Aunt | |
Martin Rosenblatt | Alvy's Uncle | |
Hy Anzell | Joey Nichols | |
Rashel Novikoff | Aunt Tessie Moskowitz | |
Russell Horton | Man in Theatre Line | |
Marshall McLuhan | Marshall McLuhan | |
Christine Jones | Dorrie | |
Mary Boylan | Miss Reed | |
Wendy Girard | Janet | |
John Doumanian | Coke Fiend | |
Bob Maroff | Man #1 Outside Theatre |
Director | Woody Allen | |
Writer | Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman | |
Producer | Fred T. Gallo, Robert Greenhut, Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins | |
Photography | Gordon Willis |
Quantity | 1 |
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Seen | |
Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:28 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:31:50 |
Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) Widescreen (1.85:1) |
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Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono Dolby Digital Mono [English] Dolby Digital Mono [French] Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Dolby Digital Stereo [French] Mono Mono [English] |
Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | German | Spanish |
Layers | Single side, Single layer |
Edition Release Date | Jul 05, 2000 |
WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Annie Hall is Woody Allen’s Academy Award®-winning, bittersweet comedy from 1977 that explores the effects of being famous, the differences between New York and Los Angeles and the ups-and-downs of personal relationships. Woody plays Alvy Singer, a neurotic writer who develops an on-again, off-again relationship with the quirky Annie Hall (Keaton in an Oscar®-winning role). (Michael Coate)
DVD Picture:
When compared to the Criterion and MGM LaserDiscs, the DVD exhibits more fully saturated colors and, from the opening scene, you can see a dramatic increase in sharpness, especially on Woody Allen’s tweed coat, with convincingly rendered textures throughout. Even though the DVD is not anamorphically enhanced, background detail is dramatically improved. Fleshtones are accurately rendered, colors warmly presented and blacks are deep and solid. With good contrast and shadow delineation, this is a surprisingly appealing visual presentation for a Woody Allen film. Only minor noise is apparent. The non-anamorphic DVD is matted at 1.85:1, The MGM LaserDisc from 1991 is 1.72:1, and the slightly better looking Criterion release from 1990 is matted at 1.80:1.
Soundtrack:
The DVD soundtrack is undistinguished monaural and is spread to the two front channels with poor center imaging. The sound is mediocre and phase problematic throughout. The LaserDiscs are also monaural but centered and not phase problematic.