To Be Alive! (1964)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Directors:

Alexander Hammid
Francis Thompson
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Writers:

Francis Thompson (concept)
Edward Field (narration) ...
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Genre:

Documentary | Short

Plot Keywords:

Living | Life | Multi Screen | World's Fair | Narrated

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win

Cast

Robert Fields

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Spoken by

Directed by
Alexander Hammid		(as Alexander Hackenschmied)
Francis Thompson
Alex Albanese		(introductory segment: 2005 restoration)

Writing credits
Francis Thompson		(concept)
Edward Field		(narration)
Alex Albanese		introductory segment (2005 restoration)
Alexander Hammid		concept

Produced by
Alex Albanese	....	produced & reconstructed by (2005 restoration)
Jacqueline Woolf	....	associate producer (2005 restoration)

Original Music by
Gene Forrell

Cinematography by
Alexander Hammid
Francis Thompson

Film Editing by
Richard W. Adams
Alexander Hammid
Theo Kamecke

Production Management
Peter Robinson	....	production manager

Sound Department
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor (2004 Re-mix)

Visual Effects by
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	colorist (2005 restoration)
Brad Reinke	....	digital supervisor (2005 restoration)
Frank Roman	....	colorist (2005 restoration)
Diane Wright	....	digital restoration asset manager: Cinesite (2005 restoration)
Steve Wright	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (2005 restoration)

Music Department
Douglas Gamley	....	conductor

Other crew
Robert A. Harris	....	film restoration

Production Companies

• Francis Thompson
• Fun City Films (2005 restoration)
• S.C. Johnson & Son

Distributors

• S.C. Johnson & Son (worldwide)

Other Companies

• Cinesite  restoration elements (2005 restoration)
• Film Preserve  restoration elements (2005 restoration)
• Fine Recording  sound re-recording
• Triage Film Services  restoration elements (2005 restoration)
• Triage Laboratories  restoration elements (2005 restoration)

Runtime:

18 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4.00 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Francis Thompson

Trivia:

Produced for the Johnson's Wax Pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair.