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Topic: Wanted: The Great Escape

Benjamin Durie
Junior
Posts: 5
From: Maitland, NSW, Australia
Registered: Apr 2017

posted April 20, 2017 07:01 AM

Hey,

I am looking for full feature print of The Great Escape.

Thanks for you help and advice,

Ben

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David Guest
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1704
From: Lancashire, UK
Registered: Oct 2011

posted April 20, 2017 03:29 PM

I have a stunning colour mint print the best you will ever sea in scope and its on 16mm for sale

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Benjamin Durie
Junior
Posts: 5
From: Maitland, NSW, Australia
Registered: Apr 2017

posted April 20, 2017 04:14 PM

Good to know if I am unable to find one in the super 8 format.

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Mathew James
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 740
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014

posted April 20, 2017 10:16 PM

It does exists at least, parts one and 2 derann:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192158548685?clk_rvr_id=1203962393251&rmvSB=true

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192158549986?clk_rvr_id=1204047601361&rmvSB=true

But depending on what quality you are after....
Hope you find what you are after.

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Benjamin Durie
Junior
Posts: 5
From: Maitland, NSW, Australia
Registered: Apr 2017

posted April 21, 2017 12:11 AM

Thanks for the ebay find. I will throw my hat in the ring and see how it goes

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 955
From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted April 21, 2017 03:11 AM

Benjamin good luck with your hunt for The Great Escape on Super 8mm.

The parts on Ebay are the two Derann edited versions and not reels one and two of the feature. I thought I should clarify
this for you in case you never knew.

I see the seller reports the print as a bit warm and faded and one part has side weave.

Whatever you do i wish you luck. [Smile]

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Gilbert Lambert
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 184
From: Ostende, Belgium
Registered: May 2016

posted April 21, 2017 05:52 AM

If you can buy a great print in 16mm take it, as I don't see one coming complete in Super 8. In Scope in 16mm even better. As long as it's LPP or Technicolor you are safe for a while, if you can afford it of course , Gilbert

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Tom Photiou
Film God

Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted April 21, 2017 06:25 AM

The feature was never on super 8, only the 2 x 400ft, (later ones released as 1 x 600).
That 16mm print looks A1 but way out of my league for spending on a movie [Wink]

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Osi Osgood
Film God

Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted April 21, 2017 11:32 AM

Tom, it might just exist in Italy as a feature. It's amazing as to what was released (a lot of the time, illegally, quite frankly), in Italy on super 8 as a feature films.

However, the down side is that in most cases, the film stock tends to be fadey eastman and the print quality can range from OK to gawd-awful! I once has a print of "The Rescuers" that was an "ex-theater" print, in the letterboxed format, that they made prints from, and while the sharpness was OK and the color passable, the amount of flecks and scratches to the source print used, was the WORST I had ever seen!

But, maybe, just maybe, it exists in Italy.

Maybe some of our Italian members can verify?

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Tom Photiou
Film God

Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted April 21, 2017 01:01 PM

Be interesting to see if one turns up. [Wink]

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