RolandL
Senior HTF Member
High quality 35mm prints were the primary goal of the Ultra Panavision system when it was first introduced. Modifying a theatre's screen to show the full 2.76:1 aspect ratio was not something many theatres would be willing to do. Check out some great info on the Wide Screen Museum web site:
http://widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/mgmpanavision1.htm
http://widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/wingup2.htm
List of movies filmed in MGM Camera 65/Ultra Panavision and how they were released for Road Shows
Raintree County 35mm
Ben-Hur 70mm anamorphic in some theatres
Mutiny on the Bounty 70mm anamorphic in some theatres
How The West Was Won (Segments) 3-panel Cinerama
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 70mm Cinerama
The Fall of the Roman Empire 70mm flat
The Greatest Story Ever Told 70mm Cinerama
The Hallelujah Trail 70mm Cinerama
Battle of the Bulge 70mm Cinerama
Khartoum 70mm Cinerama
http://widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/mgmpanavision1.htm
http://widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/wingup2.htm
List of movies filmed in MGM Camera 65/Ultra Panavision and how they were released for Road Shows
Raintree County 35mm
Ben-Hur 70mm anamorphic in some theatres
Mutiny on the Bounty 70mm anamorphic in some theatres
How The West Was Won (Segments) 3-panel Cinerama
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 70mm Cinerama
The Fall of the Roman Empire 70mm flat
The Greatest Story Ever Told 70mm Cinerama
The Hallelujah Trail 70mm Cinerama
Battle of the Bulge 70mm Cinerama
Khartoum 70mm Cinerama