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The story of a shortlived and excellent improvement, caused by a cheap try to get around the Cinerama patents and a bit of luck... If you were looking for facts and information about the ship Christian Radich, please click here! |
Front cover of the German version opening booklet
Cinemiracle segment of the Swedish Widescreen Pages designed and written
by Stefan Adler. Thanks to Magnus Elm (co-producer), Peter Andrén and
Martin Hart for help, materials and views. Latest update 2003-10-31 Copyright
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Only in production for one single picture, with Windjammer in 1958 and one of the most spectacular and late
tries to get around someone elses widescreen patent was made by National Theatres to Cinerama under the name of
Cinemiracle. This try never really took off in the U S, perhaps due to non-prestigeous installations?
The story is however completely different in Europe and Scandinavia. Slow and scrooge in adapting the new
w-i-d-e technology, Scandinavian theatrechains waited until it was almost over. A vast majority of three strip
installations became Cinemiracle, while little interest was shown for the original Cinerama until after
Windjammer's first blockbuster run. You see, Windjammer was about us (or actually the Norwegians, but who cares) -
the Vikings and our new friends after WWII (USA and NATO), and in a never before seen panorama - no wonder
it became a smash hit. |
