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  1. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Wasn't the script totally different to the novel in that it was in linear order? I think the first time author committed suicide well before production of the film caused by, it is said, of being unable to face up to fame and the high expectations for a second book.
  2. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    The reissue certainly was.In Cinerama no less!
  3. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Peter where did you see Zulu in 70? The UK release was 35 mm only. About a year after the UK release a 70 print was made for,of all places, South Africa and the Cinerama Theatre in Cape Town.
  4. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Ironic perhaps as Mike Todd was at the time married to her and it was his success with 80 Days that impacted on the release of Raintree. The then most talked about couple made many trips to 80 Days premieres giving the film tremendous publicity.
  5. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    It was one of the rushes of a sequence inside the Temple set. Not sure whether it was corrected or not, Oliver. Possibly it was,as it was given to me by the projectionist at the Casino Cinerama. It was sent to them to help them install their single lens setup for when HTWWW finished. Would make...
  6. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    It had the only description of Fred Waller's second generation Cinerama camera which ,of course, never saw the light of day.,
  7. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    It was after Esther had been given her freedom and announced her marriage. I think it was a toast to her future. The sound had been erased and rerecorded for channel identification. Nothing really remarkable.
  8. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    The ToddAO edition never saw the light of day but their Cinerama one is the best history I have read of that process.
  9. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    If only Oliver, if only!!! I did have lots of Todd AO clips but stupidly send them to the U.S for a special edition of "The Perfect Vision" magazine which some may remember. Never saw them again.
  10. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Sorry Oliver but the frame will be somewhere in our garage with tons of stuff from our move here several years ago. With it ,is a deleted scene from Ben Hur and one of the rushes from Greatest Story-all in 70. We are due for a clear up so will keep my eyes out for it.
  11. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    The last time I saw Raintree in 16mm was about 45 years ago and it was the first time I had seen it. Sorry Andy, can't recall but I suspect it would be the general release version.
  12. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    The Camera 65 logo was on 16mm prints and I have a frame of it somewhere. Shame it disappeared on video. As for 2.55 :1 Raintree prints, you are right about that format was being superceded by 2:33:1 by "57, However I thought some of the Ben Hur 35mm Mag prints were printed with larger...
  13. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Fall was a secular epic with only one very oblique reference to Christianity.There was nothing to remove. I always wish that Gladiator had Fall's sets and costumes and Fall had Gladiator's script and actors! Now that would be an epic !!
  14. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Maybe Oliver as it was on the 16mm Scope prints.
  15. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    And where there were, they were busy with 80 Days. Shame it was never reissued at a later date, especially in the late 60's, when MGM was busy making 70 mm prints of Julius Caesar and 7 Brides, etc.
  16. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Not a huge hit but did reasonable business in theatres that introduced Todd AO with it. For Its roadshow release in Hollywood Can Can was booked in at the Cathay Circle for a year but it only managed a few months I believe.
  17. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    These ads come from a time when "Cinerama " product had dried up and they were searching for something to show at the Casino. I saw them all there (but not The Last Valley rerun) and the full screen and lens was used. Interestingly ,when Patton opened there and was advertised as D-150, the...
  18. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    I have the German release which is the same, I have been told by people who have both.
  19. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    And that is what I saw years ago on a 16mm Scope print!
  20. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    All the evidence shows that no 70mm prints were struck for release.
  21. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    I didn't see it Oliver, but it was onTCM here so it would be the same print as when it was shown in the U.S on that channel. As I said, I've seen the film since it was issued on Laser, but the CD's of the score are often in my player. One of the great scores!!
  22. J

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    I have never seen Raintree in 35mm,only 16mm Scope and Laser and, while enjoying the spectacle, it seemed to me, dramatically somewhat dead, to say the least. A few weeks ago, it was shown on a pay TV channel here and was reviewed in the Sydney Morning Herald. He was a relatively new reviewer...
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