I was just re-reading Billy Graham's autobiography and took note of his reference to a 70MM widescreen Todd-AO short by the above title that was produced by his association (Graham made a number of theatrical motion pictures over the course of his career--including The Hiding Place with Julie Christie).
Man in the Fifth Dimension was made to run in a special exhibit at the 1964-65 NY World's Fair. In his book, Graham quotes the Pavilion's director as saying that the film was seen by more than one million people during its hourly run in a 400-seat auditorium at the fair.
In Graham's words, "the film's name came from its theme: life has a fifth dimension to it, the dimension of the spiritual. Using spectacular photography to tell the story of God's creation and His love in Christ, scriptwriter Jim Collier and director Dick Ross put together a presentation of the Gospel that touched thousands of lives."
Does anyone know if this film--likely still owned by Graham's Evangelical Association--is available to be seen? Or know anything about it at all...other than what I've related here from his book?
I've found this YouTube version of the 35 minute film. But the colors have drastically faded. Some of the imagery looks like it could be quite beautiful (other shots--talking heads in offices/libraries in that era's documentary style, not so much). Not sure about this clip's source...but it looks pretty darn good (except for the color). The onscreen graphic is the name of Graham's production company. I wonder if there would be any way this film could be restored to what was probably an outstanding image when originally produced. Although I doubt there would be much demand for it to override whatever the cost of such an undertaking would be.
Warning: this clip (of the entire film) contains a narration by Graham which details the story and message of Christ in Graham's inimitable evangelical style. I wouldn't want anyone to be surprised (or offended) by that fact.
And a reminder...The HTF has a firm rule about not allowing discussion of political and religious issues (except in the context of the film itself):
Man in the Fifth Dimension was made to run in a special exhibit at the 1964-65 NY World's Fair. In his book, Graham quotes the Pavilion's director as saying that the film was seen by more than one million people during its hourly run in a 400-seat auditorium at the fair.
In Graham's words, "the film's name came from its theme: life has a fifth dimension to it, the dimension of the spiritual. Using spectacular photography to tell the story of God's creation and His love in Christ, scriptwriter Jim Collier and director Dick Ross put together a presentation of the Gospel that touched thousands of lives."
Does anyone know if this film--likely still owned by Graham's Evangelical Association--is available to be seen? Or know anything about it at all...other than what I've related here from his book?
I've found this YouTube version of the 35 minute film. But the colors have drastically faded. Some of the imagery looks like it could be quite beautiful (other shots--talking heads in offices/libraries in that era's documentary style, not so much). Not sure about this clip's source...but it looks pretty darn good (except for the color). The onscreen graphic is the name of Graham's production company. I wonder if there would be any way this film could be restored to what was probably an outstanding image when originally produced. Although I doubt there would be much demand for it to override whatever the cost of such an undertaking would be.
Warning: this clip (of the entire film) contains a narration by Graham which details the story and message of Christ in Graham's inimitable evangelical style. I wouldn't want anyone to be surprised (or offended) by that fact.
And a reminder...The HTF has a firm rule about not allowing discussion of political and religious issues (except in the context of the film itself):
