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Won Oscar for Best Effects, Special Effects in 1948

posted 15 years ago by pathfinder616
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I found the earthquake scene to be quite unexpected and terrifyingly real. I even hit the rewind to watch it a few times. I can understand why it won an Oscar for Best Effects, Special Effects.

The entire scene wasn't even necessary in my opinion and the movie would have worked without it. I wonder how the director sold the idea of spending $500,000 needed to create a realistic earthquake. The results were well worth it even by today's standards.

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[–] ItzTwu 12 years ago

I feel it also should have won the Oscar for Editing.

[–] oldwannabe 11 years ago

Agreed, I thought the earthquake scene was fantastic...that and the collapsing mountainside followed by the tidal wave in the river. I was mesmerized in a way I haven't been by movie effects in a long time (unlike with today's films and their 8- and 9-figure digital effects).

[–] oldwannabe 11 years ago