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I seem to recall that of the 350 odd 70mm prints only a select handful came from the original neg. That plus old lenses that couldn't resolve the better emulsions and as Robert says, lack of care, resulted in such a poor result.

You are probably right about the sound for Lion. Can recall the picture but not the sound which probably means mono. I do seem to recall the Professionals as stereo though.

The only other ones I can recall Derek that were blow up to 70mm and shown in D150 at the Marble Arch Odeon were Lion in Winter and the Professionals. As far as the worst blow up to 70mm I have seen, it was Gettysburg which I saw down here in Sydney . Excellent film but looked like crap. I...

They also screened Cleopatra in D150 for a short season. Unfortunately the editors had got to it and it had been cut down to the 3 hour version. You could see and hear the splices go through!

I missed about 6 from Adrian's list but caught one he missed(or forgot)-The Flaming Years- Russia's first 70mm which had a brief season at the Coliseum in London. Also I was able to catch Black Cauldron at the Chinese in Hollywood and although a blow up,The Empire Strike's Back, in D150 at the...