Thanks, guys!
The Best Picture collector mentality compells me to have all Best Pictures in my DVD collection. To wit: I've had the original release of
The Deer Hunter since day one. It's still in the shrink wrap, however.
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I happened to see THE DEER HUNTER during its one week Oscar-qualifying run in December, 1978 at Mann's National Theatre, Westwood in 70mm. I remember there was NO surround track (nor was it indicated on a trade ad Variety ran at the time), so basically it was the three front channels (with sub info probably being filtered off from the main tracks).
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Interestingly enough, I have a Variety ad from either 1978/79 (a very nice 8-page color insert, with pictures and review quotes). It says "Dolby Stereo" on the back. That's it.
I'm beginning to think that the IMDb is wrong (that would never happen, would it?) or the discrete left / right / center / surround tracks that would have been decoded from Dolby Stereo may have been included that on the 70mm prints.
I wonder if they punched up the DD 2.0 mix for the DVD release? There is surround activity in the mill, and the occasional gun echo. But as you point out, most of the sound effects are directional on the front channels.
Regards,
Steve