Movie Documentary
Drama, thrills, and excitement that would rival the films they set out to make
A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era.
Lowell Thomas Jim Morrison Rudy Behlmer Jane MacLardy Schacht Kevin Brownlow Michael Todd Jr. A.C. Lyles Leonard Maltin Howard Rust Greg Kimble John Caron Thomas Erffmeyer John Primi John Belton Frank Foulkes Bill Martinez Otto Lang Lowell Thomas Jr Alex Reeves Charles B. Fitzsimons Richard Cooper Merian C. Cooper Wentworth Fling David Blangsted David Raksin Arthur Manson Saul Cooper Gloria Tetzlaff Conroy Gayne Rescher Greg Mantz Roy Webb Carol Dudley Katzka Richard Goldstone Andrew Reisini Roger Mayer Bernard Smith Joe Dante Carroll Baker Debbie Reynolds Eli Wallach Loren Janes Henry Levin Claude Johnson Russ Tamblyn Bob Morgan
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