Cinerama
Cinerama from
Cybertheater
The
American Widescreen Museum
has pictures and filmography and specifications of the major widescreen formats, including
Cinerama stereo sound
Cinerama
that premiered in 1952
Cinemascope
of the
Robe
in 1953
VistaVision
of
White Christmas
in 1954
Superscope
of
Vera Cruz
in 1954
Todd-AO
of
Oklahoma
in 1955
Technirama
of
Sleeping Beauty
in 1958
Spartacus
in 1959
Ultra Panavision
of
Ben-Hur
in 1959
Super Panavision
of
The Big Fisherman
in 1959 and of
Exodus
in 1960
Martin Cinerama Theater in Seattle
built in 1963, restored in 1998 by Paul Allen
Martin Cinerama Theater in Seattle
from John Mills
Cinerama Comes to Dayton: A Movie Road Trip
by Jim Millick & Bill Cruc
Pictures of the Cinerama revival at the New Neon Movies in Dayton, Ohio
from Mark A. Fontana
Draken Cinerama Theater in Sweden
Pictures of Cinerama and Dimension 150
A description of the
Cinerama Format
from Mark Baldock
MGM Letterboxing Page
shows how widescreen formats are translated to TV screens; see also
"How Film Is Transferred to Video"
by Henrik 'Leopold' Herranen
IMAX format
Revised 8/25/01 by
Schoenherr
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