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Topic: Universal 8 Features
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David Ollerearnshaw
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1373
From: Penistone Sheffield UK
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted October 09, 2012 04:23 PM
I'm new to this forum, but a collector from about 1975. I seem to remember when Universal 8 released some features on 8, some collectors were complaining about the selection. Must admit they were not to my taste.
On pricing between Marketing Film & Derann you should remember Derann's 'features' were mainly abridged versions. Where as the Marketing titles were also released as complete features. You need to compare the 3x400ft versions to get a nearer price comparison, although they probably did cost a little more.
Not exactly Universal 8, but Universal releases. I list a small selection that you could rent from the Rank Film Library:
American Graffiti, Charley Varrick, Day Of The Jackal, Great Waldo Pepper, Rooster Cogburn, The Sting, The Black Windmill. There were a few other titles at the time (1978/9) The print quality was fantastic. But remember the cheapest for 'one' showing was £10 I think.
Columbia and FDA which were Fox also released a number of titles.
Would think that not many prints were made of these titles, and after the first batch I don't think any more were released.
Will have a look for the old listings and try to scan them to post if anyone's interested?
I hope someone has these prints at home.
-------------------- I love the smell of film in the morning.
http://www.thereelimage.co.uk/
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Hugh Thompson Scott
Film God
Posts: 3063
From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted October 09, 2012 09:04 PM
Hi Winbert,and thanks for those kind words.I would hazard a guess that Deranns features were cheaper, would be because there was no fancy packaging involved and Dereks staffing levels were not great, his 4x400s were the same as Marketings 3x400s in price.At the end of the 70's I bought a lot of the Hammer films for £49.00 per feature.On the whole DFS did give the collector some very reasonably priced features over the years and I'm sure Winbert, if you had been around in the 70's, you no doubt would have been like the rest of us.......penniless,the selection of film was taking off and by the 80's had really hit it's stride. A little ploy Derek used to use ,was to place on his lists a title like "Horror of Dracula" 5x400' imported title, when you rang up of course it had been sold, this was to test the water for a release, and of course it used to pay off, and led to many collectors bulging shelves and disgruntled wives.Happy days.
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Hugh Thompson Scott
Film God
Posts: 3063
From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted October 10, 2012 03:54 AM
I'll say this for Derek and his company,they used to take on board what collectors wanted, I had just placed an order for one of his titles and he joked "Oh by the way , I've a few cpoies of "7th Voyage of Sinbad" just come in if you're interested?", knowing full well I'd continually asked for this title for years, a few months down the line, there it was, thanks to a well known reviewer who had helped out no end in helping get master material.So it showed that in among the kidding, collectors were being listened to and their requests were being taken on board,likewise with Walton Film.I agree with folks here that have commented on the very strange choice of features from U/8,I don't know if this is true or not,but I was informed that Derann could have released the "Dollar" westerns from UA, which I'm sure would have been "sure fire" winners.Still one can't have everything, and what was missed on 8mm can always be picked up on 16mm.
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