But did this time.
Here’s what I knew.
British production shot mid-1956 on both location as well as at Pinewood.
Cinematographer – Jack Cardiff
Film stock – Eastman Color – 5248 – processed by Technicolor London
I’ve always had a theory about British productions processed at Tech, and I’d joke about Thames water.
Fact is, by all rights this Eastman negative should be nicely faded, and yet…
Viewing the images in projection, I could swear I was looking at three-strip Techncolor.
But the final 3-strip production, as far as I know, was a Rank production the previous year.
So what precisely am I seeing?
An anomaly. A 1956 Eastman production with a Jack Cardiff secret sauce of some kind.
The Prince and the Showgirl has numerous tales available regarding its production, the relationships between the actors, Miss Monroe’s acting coach, the difficulties of the production which stars Monroe and Laurence Olivier – he also directed. Executive produced by Milton Greene and Monroe.
But I keep going back to the other-worldly colors and textures of the film, which you’ll have to see to understand.
Screenplay be Terence Rattigan, and a list of technicians that nicely sum up the best that the British cinema had to offer.
My advice. Just grab a copy!
Image – 5
Audio – 5 (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
Pass / Fail – Pass
Works in projection – Yes
Works up-rezzed to 4k – Yes
Highly Recommended
RAH
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