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Auction History Result 9k354 THIS IS CINERAMA pressbook R73 plunges you into a startling new world of entertainment! Date Sold 2/27/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1973 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 8 3/4" x 14" [22 x 36 cm]; 12 pages) (Learn More) This is Cinerama, the 1952 Merian C. Cooper documentary travelogue made to show off Cinerama's "incredible" image depth and clarity ("The attraction that revolutionized the entertainment world"; "Cinerama Is Back to entertain a whole new generation"; "Puts YOU in the picture!"; "Plunges you into a startling new world of entertainment"), narrated by Lowell Thomas. Note that this movie had a very interesting origin! Lowell Thomas was noted for narrating important documentaries, and one of them was "With Lawrence in Arabia and Allenby in Palestine". After making that, he learned of the Cinerama process, and he immediately thought of how great the above documentary would have been if it could have been shot in Cinerama! He also knew that other legendary documentary filmmakers like Robert Flaherty (who had made "Nanook of the North") and Merian C. Cooper (who had made "Chang" and "Grass" prior to "King Kong") would likely feel the same way. So he went to Flaherty to make this film, and Flaherty enthusiastically agreed, but he died a few weeks later, so Thomas went to Merian C. Cooper, who then went on to direct this movie, which was only a "demonstration" of what Cinerama allowed filmmakers to do, that they had never done before. Note that this movie was given a limited release in 1952, and then given a wide release in 1954. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of the pressbook, plus an image of a two-page spread from inside of the pressbook (we do NOT picture any supplements or heralds, if there are any included with this pressbook), and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: very good, NO CUTS. Learn More about condition grades 
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