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List Of Techniscope Films
This is an incomplete list of notable films shot in the Techniscope format. As of May 2011, The Internet Movie Database lists over 1,200 films shot in the Techniscope format. Notable titles include: * ''The Pharaohs' Woman'' (1960) * ''The Bacchantes (film), The Bacchantes'' (1961) * ''The Invincible Gladiator'' (1961) * ''The Rebel Gladiators'' (1962) * ''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'' (1963) * ''Death Drums Along the River'' (1963) * ''Sandokan the Great'' (1963) * ''Roustabout (film), Roustabout'' (1964) * ''Hercules the Invincible'' (1964) * ''Law of the Lawless (1964 film), Law of the Lawless'' (1964) * ''Coast of Skeletons'' (1964) * ''The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb'' (1964) * ''East of Sudan'' (1964) * ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) * ''Robinson Crusoe on Mars'' (1964) * ''Stage to Thunder Rock'' (1964) * ''Guerillas in Pink Lace'' (1964) * ''Wonderful Life (1964 film), Wonderful Life'' (US: ''Swingers' Paradise'', 1964) * ''Pirates of Malaysia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Techniscope
Techniscope or 2-perf is a 35 mm motion picture camera film format introduced by Technicolor Italia in 1960. The Techniscope format uses a two film-perforation negative pulldown per frame, instead of the standard four-perforation frame usually exposed in 35 mm film photography. Techniscope's 2.33:1 aspect ratio is easily enlarged to the 2.39:1 widescreen ratio, because it uses half the amount of 35 mm film stock ''and'' standard spherical lenses. Thus, Techniscope release prints are made by anamorphosizing and enlarging each frame by a factor of two. Techniscope-photographed films During its primary reign of 1960–1980, more than 350 films were photographed in Techniscope, the first of which was ''The Pharaoh's Woman'', released 10 December 1960. Given its considerable savings in production cost but lower image quality, Techniscope was primarily an alternative format used for the production of lower-budgeted film, mainly those in the horror and western genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage To Thunder Rock
''Stage to Thunder Rock'' is a 1964 American Western film directed by William F. Claxton, written by Charles A. Wallace, and featuring Barry Sullivan, Marilyn Maxwell, Scott Brady, Lon Chaney Jr., Keenan Wynn, Anne Seymour, John Agar, Wanda Hendrix and Ralph Taeger. The picture was released on November 10, 1964, by Paramount Pictures. Plot In his last act before retirement, Horne, a western sheriff, tracks down the Sawyer brothers, who have robbed a bank of $50,000. He kills one and apprehends the other. Ross Sawyer, a wanted outlaw and father of the boys, intends to intercept the stagecoach before Horne can bring his son Reese to justice. Leah Parker returns to her family, who run the stagecoach depot. The Parkers are in dire need of money and hope Leah can help, although her reputation as a lady is in question. Without her daughter's knowledge, Myra Parker accepts a bribe to help the Sawyers defeat the sheriff. Also in need of money to help his blind daughter, Sam Swope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For A Few Dollars More
''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor Klaus Kinski plays a supporting role as a secondary villain. The film was an international co-production between Italy, West Germany, and Spain. The film was released in the United States in 1967, and is the second part of what is commonly known as the ''Dollars Trilogy''. Plot The man that many call Manco ("Lefty") is a bounty hunter, a profession shared by a former army officer, Colonel Douglas Mortimer. They separately learn that a ruthless, cold-blooded bank robber, "El Indio", has been broken out of prison by his gang and all but one of his jailers slaughtered. While Indio is murdering the family of the man who had captured him, he is shown to carry a musical pocket watch taken from a woman who had shot herself, as he was raping her af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town Tamer
''Town Tamer'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Frank Gruber, and starring Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney Jr., Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger and Richard Arlen. It was released on July 7, 1965, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Saloon owner Riley Condor pays Lee Ring $2000 to kill aged gunman-for-hire Tom Rosser. In attempting to shoot Rosser in the back at night, Ring misses and kills Rosser's wife instead. Rosser goes to Great Plains, supposedly to look over property, but his agenda is to kill Condor. Word gets around that Rosser is in town and Condor realizes that his gunslinging henchmen, Horsinger, Tavenner, Slim Akins, Flon and Ring, are no match for Rosser, and he sets in motion a plan that will use the law to eliminate Rosser. Cast *Dana Andrews as Tom Rosser * Terry Moore as Susan Tavenner *Pat O'Brien as Judge Murcott *Lon Chaney Jr. as Mayor Charlie Leach * Bruce Cabot as Riley Condor *Lyle Bettger as Lee Ring / Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy The Seal
''Sandy the Seal'' is a 1965 British family film directed by Robert Lynn and starring Heinz Drache, Marianne Koch and Gert Van den Bergh. Produced and co-written by Harry Alan Towers, the film was shot in South Africa in Technicolor and Techniscope II with sequences shot on Seal Island, South Africa. The film was released in the UK by Tigon British Film Productions in 1969. Plot A lighthouse keeper finds an injured seal left by seal poachers. He brings the seal to his wife and two children who learn responsibility by looking after the seal who they name Sandy. Sandy accompanies the children on their adventures and activities and discovers the ship of the seal poachers who plan a return to the lighthouse keeper's island for more valuable pelts. Cast * Heinz Drache - Jan Van Heerden * Marianne Koch - Karen Van Heerden * David Richards - David * Anne Mervis - Anne * Gert Van den Bergh - Jacobson * Bill Brewer Bill Brewer is a British philosopher and Susan Stebbing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadwood '76
''Deadwood '76'' is a 1965 American Techniscope Western film directed by James Landis and starring Arch Hall Jr. and Jack Lester. Plot A drifter, Billy May (Arch Hall Jr.) arrives in Deadwood, South Dakota. A child misidentifies him as Billy the Kid and the town turns against him. He becomes a fugitive chased by Wild Bill Hickok. He runs into his long lost father who was a Civil War Veteran for the Confederacy. His father has made friends with a tribe of Indians and admires the leadership of the elders in the tribe. He plans on joining forces and tries to get Billy to join but Billy is not interested. He is interested in finding gold and living in peace however that is not what is in store for poor Billy. Cast * Arch Hall Jr. as Billy May * Jack Lester as Tennessee Thompson * La Donna Cottier as Little Bird * Arch Hall Sr. as Boone May (as William Watters) * Liz Renay as Poker Kate (as Melissa Morgan) * Robert Dix as Wild Bill Hickok * Richard Cowl as Preacher Smith (as Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Spurs
''Black Spurs'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Steve Fisher. The film stars Rory Calhoun, Linda Darnell (in her final film role), Terry Moore, Scott Brady, Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Arlen and Bruce Cabot. The film was released on June 25, 1965, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Santee becomes a bounty hunter to earn enough to marry Anna, the woman he loves. But when he returns to their Kansas town, she has married the sheriff instead. Out of spite, Santee schemes with land baron Kile to ruin the town's reputation so a railroad will be built by Kile's property instead. He arranges for a brothel madam, Sadie, and her employees to come to town. Reverend Tanner and other townspeople are appalled. When things get out of hand, Tanner even being tarred and feathered, Santee changes sides. He helps clean up the community, then rides away, wishing Anna well. Cast *Rory Calhoun as Santee *Linda Darnell as Sadie * Terry Moore as Anna Elkins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Raiders
''Arizona Raiders'' is a 1965 American Techniscope Western film directed by William Witney and starring Audie Murphy. at the Audie Murphy Memorial Site Plot Clint Stewart () is a war hero who has gone out West to join a renegade band, , and ends up captured by the law. Sent to prison with his friend Willie Martin ( |
Buffalo Bill, Hero Of The Far West
''Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West '' (''Buffalo Bill, l'eroe del far west'') is a 1964 Italian Spaghetti Western directed by Mario Costa. Story Buffalo Bill is sent west by President Ulysses S. Grant to settle an Indian uprising started by Yellow Hand and supported by gun smugglers. Cast *Gordon Scott as Colonel William "Buffalo Bill" Cody *Mario Brega as Donaldson *Jan Hendriks as Monroe *Catherine Ribeiro as Rayon-de-Lune/Moonbeam *Piero Lulli as Red *Mirko Ellis as Yellow Hand * Hans von Borsody as Captain Hunter *Roldano Lupi as Colonel Peterson *Ingeborg Schöner as Mary Peterson * Feodor Chaliapin, Jr. as Chief White Fox *Ugo Sasso as Snack *Luigi Tosi as barman *Franco Fantasia Franco Fantasia (5 March 1924 – 10 November 2002) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and fencing master. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1951 to 2002. He was the brother of actor Andrea Fantasia. Illness and Death Septemb ... as George, a poker player * Andrea Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil Of The Desert Against The Son Of Hercules
''Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules'' is a 1964 international co-production filmed in Algeria and directed by Anthony Dawson. Plot summary An evil and ambitious usurper named Ganor seizes a kingdom by assassinating the Sultan and imprisoning his son Prince Daikor and daughter Princess Soraya to prevent revolt. Princess Soraya is defiant and escapes by leaping out the palace window into a river. She is discovered by a pair of peasants Anthar and the mute Aimu who become her protectors, and later rescuers and avengers against Ganor. The film concludes in a showdown in a hall of mirrors. Cast *Kirk Morris as Anthar *Michèle Girardon as Princess Soraya *Renato Baldini as Kamal *Mario Feliciani as Ganor *José Jaspe as Akrim *Manuel Gallardo as Prince Daikor * Nadine Verdier as Slave Girl Release ''Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules'' was released on June 27, 1964 in Italy. The film grossed 140,300,000 Italian lire at domestically in Italy. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victim Five
''Victim Five'', also known as ''Code 7, Victim 5!'', originally filmed as ''Table Bay'', is a 1964 British crime film produced by Harry Alan Towers and US television producer Arthur "Skip" Steloff that was shot in Cape Town in Technicolor and Techniscope. It was directed by Robert Lynn and starred Lex Barker, Ronald Fraser, Ann Smyrner, and Walter Rilla. Premise New York City private detective Steve Martin is hired for protection by Wexler, a wealthy German living in Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest .... After Wexler's butler is murdered and an assassination attempt is made on Martin and Wexler's secretary Helga, Martin discovers a photograph of four people including Wexler and his butler that indicates that all those in the photograph are marked for de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |