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Posted by Andreas Borutta (Member # 2311) on November 28, 2010, 01:17 PM:

When I was 13 years, I remember ,that I saw in fotoshops this wunderful new boxes from marketing films. I could not afford them,because for a young boy with 2 DM a week were 149 DM for a film unreachable. The year was 1973 and Super 8mm in sound and color was new in germany. So I dreamed to get them all. Well it tooks a long time to get them later in the nineties,but the love to this beautiful boxes was still the same. The marketing releases from 1973 and 1974 where all distributed in cinema from constantin Film. The good movies from this german distributor where only availible by marketing films in this two years. And so are the movies from the early marketing period
still very important to me. Of course ,some of the titles are for the collectors from England and the USA not so interesting,because they where geman comedys and sex films,like "Morgends um sieben ist die Welt noch in Ordnung" or "Hurrah,die Schule brennt" or "Schulmädchenreport 1.Teil".
But one of my most favorite Super 8 digests is still "U 2000",that is known in the USA as atragon,a japanese Science fiction film from 1963. Or the third of the Dr Fu Man Chu films "Die Rache des Dr.Fu Man Chu" with Christopher Lee from 1966. A very good film is of course "Der Hexenjäger" from ca 1968, which you know as the witchfinder general with Vincent Price. And interesting is the best of the four spain horror movies about a group of sceleton ghosts , riding on sceleton horses. German Title was "Die Rückkehr der reitenden Leichen"with Tony Kendal and Fernando Sancho. Tony Kendal plays together with Brad Harris in the Komissar x series. One of this crime and spy series was released by marketing films,too.German title"Komissar X - 3 goldene Schlangen" In germany where very popular during the sixties the Edgar Wallace films. One of the best films was "Der Hexer" from 1964,shot in black and white.
And let us not forget the very first Django film with Franco Nero from 1966. Plus "Für eine Handvoll Dollar" well known in the USA as for a fistful of dollars from Sergio Leone.
All this titles are interesting to collect,special because they still exist in good colors.With luck you can get them without any fading,bud do not forget,all this color films where avaiable in black and white ,too. So.for this time it is enough,later I will describe the content of the Digests better and will try to make some screen shots.
Many greetings from germany
Andreas

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on November 28, 2010, 02:51 PM:

Hi Andreas

Great story. How many hobbies can you enjoy today that you did in your childhood. I started buying 8mm when I was a child with my allowance. It was so much fun. Now at 63 yrs old I am doing it again. Just a great hobby and so entertainng.

Pat
USA

Posted by Andreas Chmielewski (Member # 2208) on December 01, 2010, 03:13 PM:

Hi Andreas...here are my Marketing Collection...

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on December 01, 2010, 04:33 PM:

[Eek!]

Words fail me! What a beautiful sight.

Doug

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on December 01, 2010, 04:53 PM:

So that's what film heaven looks like! [Smile]

Posted by Bill Phelps (Member # 1431) on December 01, 2010, 05:29 PM:

...stacks and stacks of blue boxes....oh my! [Big Grin]

That's a very nice collection...is that all of their releases?

Bill

Posted by Mark Williams (Member # 794) on December 01, 2010, 06:51 PM:

Thats a truly incredible collection!!!

What are the titles??

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on December 01, 2010, 07:33 PM:

Andreas Chmielewski's amazing photo distracted me from thanking Andreas Borutta for all the great information on early 1970s Marketing films. I never knew Atragon had a 8mm release.

Doug

Posted by Nick Field (Member # 2132) on December 02, 2010, 12:55 AM:

So what if you want to show a film from the bottom of the pile. [Big Grin]

Posted by Andreas Chmielewski (Member # 2208) on December 02, 2010, 08:57 AM:

Here can you look...what gives all from Marketing Germany

http://www.super-8-hobby.de/k-marketing.htm

There are a lot of Catalogs...klick it!!

I have almost all titles of marketing
have still some where to me the cover are absent.

and from marketing International I still lack many full lengh title

And from marketing germany I still lack many pink panther cartoons

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on December 02, 2010, 10:44 AM:

I always love Marketing Films in terms of packaging.

They used a very sturdy box and excellent graphic (contrast with Ken or Columbia which were all on easy-to-break-cardboard).

@ Andreas C, do you have "the Final Countdown" ? (the last Marketing Films three parter, which were not released in English version)

And also what about "Island Dr Moreau", does it have good colour or faded?

regards,

ps: if you follow the other Forum, Andreas C's collection is not only those above blue boxes but also hundreds of Italian prints, all full feature!! [Wink]

Posted by Andreas Chmielewski (Member # 2208) on December 02, 2010, 10:55 AM:

Hello Winbert,
yes I am Andreas from the other forum with the Italian Super 8 titles.
There are new titels in the Topic!!

The final Countdown I have - with covers
Which is quite rare - First Class Print

The colors of The Island of Dr Moreau are good

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on December 02, 2010, 08:45 PM:

Hi Andreas C,

Yes I knew how rare is this "Final Countdown". All auction I followed always ended above EUR 90!.

Will you be able to make screen shots of "Final Countdown" and "Island od Dr Moreau" please.

thanks

Posted by Andreas Chmielewski (Member # 2208) on December 03, 2010, 04:19 AM:

Yes Winbert..when i next screening this two titles..a make screenshots..
Next week a have time...hhmm.. [Wink]

Greetings Andi

Posted by Andreas Borutta (Member # 2311) on December 03, 2010, 03:55 PM:

Hello Andreas C
Nice to see,that I am not the only collector here in Germany who loves the old Marketing covers. You have really the biggest collection of this prints,but all the early releases are almost unknown in the rest of the world. Do you know,that they released U 2000 = Atragon in both, letterbox and full frame ?
I prever the full frame version,so you can pack them good together with U 4000 = Latitude Zero ,the two parter fro Ufa atb. My biggest love belongs more the 35 mm format. I love my collection of 2800 Trailers from the last 60 years.
Greetings from Gelsenkirchen
Andreas B.

Posted by Andreas Borutta (Member # 2311) on December 07, 2010, 04:44 AM:

Hello
cause it seems so.that the german release of "Atragon " is almost unknown in the english world, I will try to write a review. But I will do it on the review section .
Thanks
Andreas B.

Posted by Andreas Chmielewski (Member # 2208) on December 07, 2010, 05:59 AM:

Hi Andreas,
i have the full picture Version from U 2000..and i have the Two Reeler from U4000.
Very great digest Version!!!
wow 2800 Trailer...i have 1000 Trailer...smile

I love from Marketing the Winnetou features...

Greetings Andi

Posted by Andreas Chmielewski (Member # 2208) on December 07, 2010, 02:30 PM:

Here the Cover from U 2000

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