''Cinerama Adventure'' is a 2002 documentary about the history of the
Cinerama widescreen film process. It tells the story of the widescreen process' evolution, from a primitive multi-screen pyramid process to a Vitarama format that played a big part in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, to the three-screen panoramic process it eventually became. The film includes interviews with surviving cast and crew who personally worked on the Cinerama films, plus vintage interviews with late creator Fred Waller.
To simulate the Cinerama experience for The Cinerama Adventure, a special three-panel telecine process termed SmileBox (a registered trade mark of C.A. Productions), was developed by video and film expert Greg Kimble for use in this film; it was later utilized for TV broadcasts and Blu-ray releases of Cinerama-formatted films such as ''
This is Cinerama'' and ''
How the West Was Won''.
It was written, produced, directed, edited and narrated by David Strohmaier; produced by Randy Gitsch; executive produced by David's wife, Carin-Anne Strohmaier; and was presented in association with the American Society of Cinematographers. The running time is 97 minutes.
In 2008, the documentary was released as an extra feature on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the movie ''
How the West Was Won'' by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Cast
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Carroll Baker
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Joe Dante
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Otto Lang
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A. C. Lyles
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Leonard Maltin
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David Raksin
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Debbie Reynolds
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She was nom ...
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Russ Tamblyn
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Lowell Thomas, Jr.
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Mike Todd, Jr.
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Eli Wallach
Eli Herschel Wallach ( ; December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. He received a British Aca ...
External links
Official website(archived)
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2002 films
American documentary films
Cinerama
Documentary films about the film industry
2002 documentary films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
English-language documentary films
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