This Is Cinerama

"Plunges you into a startling new world of entertainment"

1952 1h 55m EN

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★5.6TMDB · 14

Documentary

Synopsis

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Designed to introduce the then-new widescreen process Cinerama, audiences experience the roller coaster at Rockaways' Playland, the temple dance from Aida, Niagara Falls, a Viennese choir, the canals of Venice, a military tattoo in Edinburgh, a bullfight, and more. The film concludes with a view from the nose of a low-flying B-25 while America the Beautiful plays.

“Plunges you into a startling new world of entertainment”

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Cast

Lowell Thomas
Host / Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Merian C. Cooper
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Plunges you into a startling new world of entertainment".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0045231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Merian C. Cooper directs. Max Steiner scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

174 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Marketing tagline: "Plunges you into a startling new world of entertainment".
5IMDB entry: tt0045231 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.