''Seven Wonders of the World'' is a 1956 documentary film in

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. Lowell Thomas searches the world for natural and man-made wonders and invites the audience to try to update the ancient Greek list of the "

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Plot

Cast

* Lowell Thomas as himself *

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as himself * Claude Dauphin as Narrator (French version) / Récitant (voice)

Production

Merian C. Cooper started ''Seven Wonders of the World'' as the second Cinerama film after 1952's ''

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''. By September 1953, $1 million had already been spent and it was estimated that it would cost a further $1 million to complete. Stanley Warner Corp. acquired the rights to the film (and all Cinerama product) during production. ''

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'', which started production later, was released before ''Seven Wonders of the World'', which then became the third Cinerama film to be released.

Reception

The film grossed $32.1 million in the United States and Canada. It spent more than 14 months on release at the Casino Theatre in

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, a record run in Argentina.

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