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Author Topic: Fantasia (1940) Request Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 11-03-2010 10:56 AM                     I know the film has several different versions, but any info would be great. AJG  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 11-03-2010 12:42 PM                     I ran the mag track only IB technicolor print, the 1982 Dolby Stereo (yukko) release and the 1990 restored and presented in 1.37:1 release. You have to do a Google search on this topic.  |  IP: Logged Jack Theakston Master Film Handler Posts: 411 From: New York, USA Registered: Sep 2007 posted 11-03-2010 01:06 PM                     1941 Roadshow - 140 minutes, dye transfer prints interlocked with Fantasound dubber (three double-wide variable area tracks). 1941-2 General Release - 125 to 80 minutes depending on the vintage of the print (animation was cut). Mono sound. 1946 Re-issue - Cuts down live action footage, complete animation. Mono sound. 1956 Re-issue - "SuperScope" variable anamorphic prints, 4-track mag from the "phone line" recordings of the original optical Fantasound. 1969 Re-issue - Never handled a print, but as I recall, this was IB/mono (someone correct me if I'm wrong). Censored cut. 1982 Re-issue - 4-track/Kodak SP. This is the Irwin Kostal re-recorded version. 1990 Restoration - YCM restoration, censored cut. Fantasound restored as Dolby track.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 11-04-2010 03:42 AM                     the 1969 versions had both releases: optical only and the mag only with no optical backup versions. Both on IB stock. Running times for both releases was 128 minutes. I ran the optical at a drive-in for three nights in the early 70's and in 1978, we had a one week engagement using a mag only release print (good thing we had RCA come in the week before to tune our Simplex Magnetic setup up to specs..and I had a different headstack for No.2 machine that I took out of a Motiograph penthouse since the original headstack had an open in the center channel windings.. It definitely didn't fit the reader, but with a bit of Epoxy glue and lucky bubble-gum and duct-tape alignment that I did, the RCA tech was quite impressed on my homemade job and still got it to specs), and it sounded excellent for a mag, 4-channel system.  |  IP: Logged

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