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MOVIE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1954

The Technicolor adventure film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was the first
science fiction film shot in CinemaScope. The film was personally produced
by Walt Disney through Walt Disney Productions. It was also the first feature-
length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution.

     Stephan Martiniere - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Nautilus

 

 

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DISNEY FILM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1937

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a animated musical fantasy film produced by
Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Hollywood, followed by a nationwide release on February 4,1938, and with international earnings of $8 million during its initial release briefly assumed the record of highest grossing sound film at the time.

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1940




Bruce Lee
(born Lee Jun-fan)  
(November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973)



Chinese martial arts icon, actor, and filmmaker Bruce Lee is best 
known for the 1970s films Enter the Dragon, The Big Boss, Fist 
of Fury and Way of the Dragon. He was only 32 years old when 
he died of a hypersensitive reaction to an ingredient in a pain
medication he had taken.

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ELVIS FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1962

The movie Girls! Girls! Girls! is a musical comedy starring Elvis Presley. The song 
"Return to Sender", which reached number-two on the Billboard pop singles chart,
is featured in the movie. It was the second of three films Presley shot on location
in Hawaii.

 


Elvis checking a shot behind the camera

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FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

 

The epic historical drama film Ben-Hur was directed by William Wyler,
produced by Sam Zimbalist for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and stars Charlton
Heston
, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith and Haya Harareet. It
is a remake of the 1925 silent film with the same name. The movie had the
largest budget ($15.175 million) as well as the largest sets built of any film
produced at the time.

Ben-Hur #8 (Wyler) (#29)
Ben-Hur was photographed using MGM’s 65mm anamorphic
widescreen format, Camera 65 shown above with director
William Wyler.

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