Cinerama Adventure (2002)

Director:

David Strohmaier

Writer:

David Strohmaier (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Drama, Thrills, and Excitement that would rival the films they set out to make

Plot:

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized...

Plot Keywords:

Cinerama | Interview | Behind The Scenes | Widescreen | Showmanship

Cast

Eli Wallach	...	Himself
Russ Tamblyn	...	Himself - Actor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carroll Baker	...	Herself
Rudy Behlmer	...	Himself - Film Historian
John Belton	...	Himself - Author 'Widescreen Cinema'
Robert L. Bendick	...	Himself - Cinerama Producer (as Bob Bendick)
David Blangsted	...	Himself - Cinerama Assistant Editor
Kevin Brownlow	...	Himself - Film Historian
John Caron	...	Himself - Fred Waller's Stepson
Henri Chretien	...	Himself (archive footage)
Merian C. Cooper	...	Himself / Airplane gunner (in "King Kong") (archive footage)
Richard Cooper	...	Himself - Merian C. Cooper's Son
Saul Cooper	...	Himself - Cinerama Public Relations
Joe Dante	...	Himself - Film Director
Louis De Rochemont III	...	Himself - Associate Producer (as Louis de Rochemont III)
Bessie Dudley	...	Herself (in "A Bundle of Blues") (archive footage)
Carol Dudley Katzka	...	Herself - Carl Dudley's Daughter
Dwight D. Eisenhower	...	Himself (archive footage)
Duke Ellington	...	Himself (archive footage)
Thomas Erffmeyer	...	Himself - Author 'History of Cinerama'
Charles B. Fitzsimons	...	Himself - Associate to Merian C. Cooper (as Charles FitzSimons)
Wentworth D. Fling	...	Himself - Former Cinerama V.P. (as Wentworth Fling)
Frank Foulkes	...	Himself - Aerial Gunner
Abel Gance	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Goldstone	...	Himself - Co-Producer "South Seas Adventure"
Florence Hill	...	Herself (in "A Bundle of Blues") (archive footage)
Loren Janes	...	Himself - Stuntman
Claude Johnson	...	Himself - Actor
Harry Kalmine	...	Himself (archive footage)
Greg Kimble	...	Himself
Otto Lang	...	Himself - Lowell Thomas Associate / Director "Search for Paradise"
A.C. Lyles	...	Himself - Film Producer
Jane MacLardy Schacht	...	Herself - Production Secretary
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself - Film Historian
Arthur Manson	...	Himself - Cinerama Marketing V.P.
Greg Mantz	...	Himself - Paul Mantz's Grandson
Paul Mantz	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bill Martinez	...	Himself - Aerial Gunnery Trainee
Roger Mayer	...	Himself - President, Turner Entertainment
Bob Morgan	...	Himself - Stuntman
Jim Morrison	...	Himself - Cinerama Crew Member
Jim Parker	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Primi	...	Himself - Vitarama Cameraman / Waller Friend and Co-Worker
David Raksin	...	Himself - Cinerama Composer
Alex Reeves	...	Himself - Hazard Reeves' Son
Andrew Reisini	...	Himself - Nicolas Reisini's Son
Nicolas Reisini	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gayne Rescher	...	Himself - Cinerama Cameraman
Debbie Reynolds	...	Herself
Howard Rust	...	Himself - International Cinerama Society
Spyros Skouras	...	Himself - President, 20th Century-Fox (archive footage)
Bernard Smith	...	Himself - Producer "How the West Was Won"
Gloria Tetzlaff Conroy	...	Herself - Cinerama Production Department
Lowell Thomas Jr.	...	Himself - Cinerama Location Scout
Lowell Thomas	...	Himself (archive footage)
Michael Todd Jr.	...	Himself - Cinerama Crew Member (as Mike Todd Jr.)
Fred Waller	...	Himself (archive footage)
Roy Webb	...	Himself - Bus Hatch Biographer
Darryl F. Zanuck	...	Himself (archive footage)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:T

Company:

American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the Three-Disc Special Edition, Ultimate Collector's Edition & Blu-Ray DVDs for How the West Was Won (1962), all released in September 2008.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: Many of us experience childhood memories, that on occasion, rush into our consciousness. A memory that has invaded my mind on numerous occasions was when I was only six years old, and my parents took me and my sister on a special trip to St. Louis, Missouri...

Movie Connections:

References White Cradle Inn (1947)

Fantastic documentary about a fantastic process

The first premise of a documentary is that it should provide information and hopefully be entertaining. The Cinerama Adventure meets both criteria hands down. The idea of taking what was the biggest motion picture format of its time and arguably of all time and presenting it in a greatly diminished format (perhaps as small as an average television) and still being able to impart some of the impact of the original presentation is probably conceited. Dave Strohmaier has succeeded admirably in his efforts. I have seen many movies that almost have popcorn breaks built into them. While some viewers may consider that there are such breaks in CA, I might suggest that if there are any, there had better not be a line at the concession stand or you will miss significant portions of a comprehensive, well researched and thoughtfully compiled history of a film process that is only presented very limited venues on a very limited schedule.