Aspect Ratios - The Director's Vision

[garyrc]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

But they also say this:

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However, cinematographer John Hora remembers seeing a 70mm print at MGM when he was a USC Cinema student in the early Sixties

[I transferred the above quote (supplied by ZoetMB) to this post manually, because the program's quote function wouldn't let me do it normally]

It's quite plausible that the people at MGM made a 70mm print of Raintree for themselves, and did not release any. I saw a 70 mm print of Operation Crossbow on display (not projected, just on display on a couple of reels with the film hanging from them) at MGM in 1965, but never could find it in 70mm in a theater.

Here's an idea: they could make 70 mm prints now

Also, I'm not sure I accept the notion that 70 mm is too expensive to use today... film costs are rather reasonable compared to the salaries given to some actors (and sometimes directors). If an actor or director wanted to do a film in 70mm, they could make a contribution. While it is true that most 65mm cameras are cumbersome, Fricke seemed to do just fine shooting Baraka in 70mm Todd-AO around the world (no nuance intended).