hartnell114 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

i can but i remembered reading online not too long agoabout the restoration of the film and they said it was spliced together and that removing some of the vertical cuts was next to impossible

ha2py7uk (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Wrong: The film was shot with three cameras and projected with three projectors at theater syncroneously adjusted to fit the screen yielding a semi-seamless image. Can you see the difference between the three projections amiddle screen..?

hartnell114 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

i remember hearing about how these filmes were made,shooting on three cameras and sticking the films together

MattIAm1987 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

So, is SMILEBOX just the effect that is used on DVDs to emulate the Cinerama effect from the 50s/60s?

djstickland (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Ultra Panavision (Its a mad mad mad mad world) Take a look at the credits.

essanay45 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

See!Nothing's changed out west!

essanay45 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

It was called "super panivision" actually.

scotpens (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

"The land . . . had to be won -- won from nature and from primitive man."Ah, the days before Political Correctness.

scotpens (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

What made the original Cinerama unique was that it wasn't just a big screen or a wide screen, but a deeply CURVED screen that spanned almost 120 degrees of angle (a third of a circle). The effect was to surround and immerse the audience. IIRC, only 7 movies were made in true Cinerama because it was so technically complex. The later Ultra Panavision and Super Cinerama simply showed a a single 70mm picture on the curved screen, using a special projection lens to keep the whole thing in focus.

scotpens (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

There's also one in Dayton, Ohio that shows Cinerama movies in their original format.