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Michael Brown
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posted 09-29-2001 02:33 PM

At the National Museum of photography film and television from oct 12th. Does anyone know about this print i.e. the soundtrack ect.

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Gordon McLeod
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posted 09-29-2001 04:08 PM

If it is the Toronto Print it is format 43 SR on all 6 mag tracks

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Leo Enticknap
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posted 10-01-2001 03:02 AM

If it's the restoration by Robert Harris, then the 70mm prints were 6-track SR (though for some reason, the 35mm reduction prints released here were only A-type).

But could this be a pre-restoration print? The last I heard, which admittedly was two years ago, two reels had gone missing at Perivale (the distributor's depot in west London) from the one 70mm restoration print which was still in the UK. If this is an original release print then whatever the soundtrack, it will probably be seriously pink by now.

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Michael Brown
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posted 10-01-2001 08:26 AM

So its not going to be DTS or anything like that?

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Leo Enticknap
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posted 10-01-2001 09:56 AM

The restoration predates DTS (if I'm remembering correctly, the restored version was released in 1988 or thereabouts) and as far as I know, no new 70mm prints have been made of the restored version since 70mm DTS has been around.

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Ben Wales
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posted 10-01-2001 11:04 AM

It also to be screened (I belive) in 70mm at the Harbour Lights Picture House (Southampton) on the weekend of 6th & 7th October.

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Brett Rankin
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posted 10-01-2001 01:23 PM

I believe that there were a few 70mm DTS prints struck in 1999, but that they suffered from rather sever color timing flaws. I believe Scott Norwood knew something about these...

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Gordon McLeod
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posted 10-01-2001 09:28 PM

I haven't heard of any 70mm DTS of LOA

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Scott Norwood
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posted 10-01-2001 11:28 PM

The poorly timed LOA print that was struck in 1999 was mag. There has been talk of DTS 70mm prints for the reissue, but I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up going with mag. Apparnetly the color timing issues resulted from the new print being struck by a different lab than the one where it was timed in 1989 (the original lab has since gone out of business). Robert Harris can explain the details of this better than any of us can.

As far as I know, this title is currently out of release in the US in both 35mm and 70mm pending an upcoming reissue.

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Dick Vaughan
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posted 10-02-2001 02:42 AM

Leo / Michael

The print is indeed the restored one that was at Perivale with missing reels. Replacement reels have been struck and are 6 track SR. We are screening it 12 - 15 October.

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Michael Brown
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posted 10-02-2001 06:48 AM

cool

Can you predict an aproximate running time?

Are you showing on the flat screen or the curve?

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Dick Vaughan
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posted 10-02-2001 07:02 AM

228 minutes + intermission .

In other words if you come to the 7pm screenings the pubs will be closed by the time you get out

And after all that sand you'll need a few beers

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Gordon McLeod
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posted 10-02-2001 07:49 AM

dick then maybe the theatre should provide a private after hours location. The 70mm print in canada is still in circulation

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Leo Enticknap
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posted 10-02-2001 09:20 AM

It's good to hear that there's a complete 70mm print back in circulation. I might even be coaxed up the A59 for that one...

Any idea who footed the bill for the reprinting of the missing two reels? The last I heard about this in '99, City Screen were trying to book it for their 70mm sites but weren't able to because of the lost reels and a row over who (if anyone) would be willing to pay for their replacements.

By the way, Dick - would I be right in thinking flat screen? Didn't David Lean have the curved screen in the Odeon Marble Arch removed and replaced with a flat one for LOA because he said it distorted the Arabian skyline?

As for the beer at least we'll get one in the intermission (and it'll be out of our system for the drive home afterwards).

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Per Hauberg
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posted 10-03-2001 07:58 PM

Beer or not beer...
The discrete 5-channel mix on the pre-restoration prints still was much better, instead of the Dolby way with every bit of dialogue coming out of one hole...

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