Harper is a fun 1960s detective film that harkened back to the 1940s and succeeds with some sharp writing but mostly on Paul Newman’s charm and incredible charisma.
Harper
— Warner Archive Collection —
(1966)
Genre(s): Drama, Crime
Warner Archive | NR – 121 min. – $21.99 | February 27, 2018
Date Published: 03/10/2018 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS |
| Struggling private eye Lew Harper (PAUL NEWMAN) takes a simple missing-person case that quickly spirals into something much more complex. Elaine Sampson (Lauren Bacall), recently paralyzed in a horse-riding accident, wants Harper to find her missing oil baron husband, but her tempestuous teenage stepdaughter Miranda (PAMELA TIFFIN) thinks Mrs. Sampson knows more than she’s letting on. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 1.0/5 |
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This release contains an Audio Commentary with screenwriter William Goldman and the Theatrical Trailer. |
VIDEO – 4.0/5, AUDIO – 3.75/5 |
| Harper arrives on the Blu-ray scene courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection and is presented with a 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio and given a new 1080p high-definition transfer. For the most part, it is an impressive transfer, colors are generally vibrant and detail appears sharp and nicely defined. There were no apparent bouts of dust marks, aliasing or other flaws.
The included DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track sounds decent, outputting clear dialogue levels with some modest depth for those suspense-filled sequences. |
OVERALL – 3.5/5 |
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Overall, Harper is a fun 1960s detective film that harkened back to the 1940s and succeeds with some sharp writing but mostly on Paul Newman’s charm and incredible charisma. This Blu-ray released through Warner’s MOD program offers up good video/audio transfers and at least has a commentary but little else in terms of features. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.