U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
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Clark Gregg | Miller |
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Val Kilmer | Scott |
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William H. Macy | Stoddard |
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Kristen Bell | Laura Newton |
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Said Taghmaoui | Tariq Asani |
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Mark Pellegrino | Convict |
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Ed O'Neill | Burch |
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Matt Malloy | Mr. Reese |
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Aaron Stanford | Michael Blake |
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Derek Luke | Curtis |
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Johnny Messner | Grace |
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Steven Culp | Gaines |
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Kick Gurry | Jones |
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Norm Compton | Essex House Man #1 |
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J.J. Johnston | Night Club Manager |
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Tia Texada | Jackie Black |
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Vincent Guastaferro | Naylor |
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Zosia Mamet | Bedouin Woman |
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Max Daniels | Gate Keeper #2 |
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Stephen Greif | Business Man |
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Margot Farley | Young Whore |
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Michael Hilow | Perimeter Guard |
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Bob Jennings | Grace's Aide |
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Moshe Ivgy | Avi |
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Neil Pepe | News Cameraman |
| Director | David Mamet |
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| Writer | David Mamet | |
| Producer | David Bergstein, Moshe Diamant, Kareem Elseify, Jan Fantl, James Holt, Frank Hubner, Jerry P. Jacobs, Art Linson, Joseph Merhi, Rick Nathanson, Elie Samaha, Tracee Stanley, Paul Tivers | |
| Musician | Mark Isham | |
| Photography | Juan Ruiz Anchia | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) Theatrical Widescreen (2.40:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Stereo |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Spanish |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Regions | Region 1 | Region 2 |
| Watched | |
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| Index | 926 |
| Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:33 |
| Modified Date | Jun 25, 2024 17:54:48 |
Story Synopsis:
The latest from David Mamet, Spartan features Val Kilmer in the role of Robert Scott, a secret service agent assigned to the investigation of Laura Newton (Kristen Bell), the missing daughter of a government official. But even after the media reports that Laura’s body had been recovered, Scott and rookie officer, Curtis (Luke), take on an unofficial and extremely dangerous investigation. (Suzanne Hodges)
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture has a dark, stylish appearance that is visually complementary to the suspenseful storytelling. There are plenty of scenes awash in cool bluish overtones and colors are nicely saturated with deep blacks and well-balanced fleshtones. Viewing in a completely blackened room is recommended for the movie’s many dark scenes, but shadow delineation and contrast are excellent. The picture has a solid quality, and images are sharp and nicely textured. Some scenes, however, do exhibit a soft appearance that occasionally seems slightly smeared. There are a few source element artifacts noticed, but nothing that should be considered excessive. Edge enhancement is not much of a problem with this title, though pixelization is detected. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack exhibits very good fidelity and tonality. Dialogue reproduction is accurate and well-placed within the listening space. Channel separation across the front three screen channels is excellent, as well. There are a variety of sonics thrown at the listener, as this soundtrack jumps from being very dialogue driven, to a tension-filled soundtrack that builds based on how music interacts with the on-screen suspense, to one that relies on accurately placed precise sound effects like gunshots. This is just a very smooth soundtrack that is quite pleasing to experience. Nothing flashy, just a well done sound mix. (Jeffrey Kern)
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