This Is Cinerama
Plunges you into a startling new world of entertainment
1952 · 1h 55m · G
Documentary
Directed by
Merian C. Cooper
,
Gunther von Fritsch
Overview
Designed to introduce the then-new widescreen process Cinerama, audiences experience the roller coaster at Rockaways' Playland, the temple dance from Aida, Niagara Falls, a Viennese choir, the canals of Venice, a military tattoo in Edinburgh, a bullfight, and more. The film concludes with a view from the nose of a low-flying B-25 while America the Beautiful plays.
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