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Was this originaly a Theatrical Release or made for TV ?

posted 13 years ago by johnyperks
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Hi everybody Please help. I have an important question I'm doing a dissertation on the Musicals of Author Freed. Was this a TV release or a Theatrical release in 1974 ?

[–] g6262 13 years ago

Was released in theaters in May 1974.

[–] johnyperks 13 years ago

Thanks g6262

[–] uncleernie1973 13 years ago

And in 70mm also, I would kill to see this on the screen in 70mm today.

[–] nycruise-1 12 years ago

I saw it in 70mm. But the films showcased were mostly in 35mm, so the widescreen really didn't add much.

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[–] fordbeebe 12 years ago

Release in cinemas nad was a substantial hit that merited a sequel 2 years later.

[–] gordytheghoul 12 years ago

Worth noting that it was originally a TV production.

[–] originalthinkr-2 10 years ago

NO; it was NEVER a TV production.

[–] itchyfriend9 11 years ago

I think you're confusing the size of the film with the size of the screen. 70mm and widescreen are two completely different things.

[–] nycruise-1 11 years ago

I meant "wider screen."

The most dramatic example of the difference between available projection space in 1974 (when all movies were "wide" in some way shape or form, 70mm, Cinemascope or otherwise) and the original standard screen aspect ratio of 35mm movie film is when TE transitions from a freeze-frame of "Singin' in the Rain" to the opening credits: the ends of the screen rapidly expand to allow for full 70mm presentation.

Many of the clips, subsequently, are noticeably of a different aspect ratio than the interviews/commentaries filmed in 1974.

"Don't call me 'honey', mac."
"Don't call me 'mac'... HONEY!"

[–] hachmom-1 11 years ago

I saw this in a theatre the summer it was released. I was 14 and it was my first introduction to many of the films, and I particularly remember being impress by the ballet from An American in Paris and "Get Happy" from Summer Stock.

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[–] solex10 9 years ago

MGM was pretty much running on empty by now...

And this gamble paid off, and kept them in the black for a while. At least they kept their TV division, unlike United Artists, who got out of TV in the 1970's but came back in the 1980's.