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Graham Ritchie
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posted April 15, 2018 07:35 PM

How do they get incredible image detail out of a 60 year old film is beyond me, but that is exactly what I was watching last night using the Epson video projector.

"The Big Country" 1958 is a outstanding Western to own and project on blu-ray. As far as music is concerned, the LP soundtrack "which I still have" by Jerome Moross is one of the best...anyway here are a couple of screen shots from last night...

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Paul Adsett
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posted April 16, 2018 02:53 PM

One of my very favorite westerns Graham. I do have it on Blu Ray, and as you have said, the picture and sound quality are stunning. All the actors in this film are excellent, but to my mind Charles Bickford is outstanding as " The Major".

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Joe Caruso
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posted April 16, 2018 03:02 PM

Alphonse Bedoya as the groom also hits the mark, Shorty

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Graham Ritchie
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posted April 17, 2018 02:18 AM

A couple more from the other night [Smile]

Jean Simmons...Remember her in David Lean 1946 "Great Expectations"...boy she was nasty in that one...

Charles Bickford, Jean Simmons and Gregory Peck.

....Burl Ives..

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Joe Caruso
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posted April 17, 2018 10:31 AM

Connors said Ives was nervous over this part, but he, Heston, Bickford and everyone was urging and rallying him on that he would be great - He was and got the Oscar - Proud of my union and fellow-actors - Shorty

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David Hardy
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posted April 18, 2018 09:54 AM

Yes Graham you could never get images as sharp and clear and clean as those from any 16mm or Super 8mm print no matter how good it may be. Simply wonderful. So why settle for anything less ? Looking at those screen shots you could be thinking it was a 70mm print you had screened. [Smile]

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Mitchell Dvoskin
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posted April 18, 2018 12:15 PM

Having recently seen a 35mm original release print of The Big Country, I certainly can say that they also look incredibly sharp.

Since The Big Country was shot in 35mm Technarama, a horizontal VistaVision knockoff, if the Bluray was taken from that original negative, then the frame is almost as big as normal 70mm.

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