The Bridge on the River Kwai Aspect ratio?

[c***@hotmail.com]

Apparently the latest Digital restoration has the original 2.55:1
Aspect ratio.. I don't remember it being that wide for its 1965 re-
release..I imagine it would have lost a fair bit of info for the
1973 70MM prints.
Can anybody confirm that it was shown at 2.55:1 in its original 1957
release?

Regards,
Peter Mason

[Kimba W Lion]

Post by c***@hotmail.com
Apparently the latest Digital restoration has the original 2.55:1
Aspect ratio.. I don't remember it being that wide for its 1965 re-
release..I imagine it would have lost a fair bit of info for the
1973 70MM prints.
Can anybody confirm that it was shown at 2.55:1 in its original 1957
release?

DVD Beaver says this about the DVD release:

The Bridge on the River Kwai is presented in an aspect ratio of 2.47:1 in 16:9
mode, but several sources conclude that the original aspect ratio for this
film was 2.35:1.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/dvdreviews27/bridge_on_the_river_kwai.htm

[Martin Hart]

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Post by c***@hotmail.com
Apparently the latest Digital restoration has the original 2.55:1
Aspect ratio.. I don't remember it being that wide for its 1965 re-
release..I imagine it would have lost a fair bit of info for the
1973 70MM prints.
Can anybody confirm that it was shown at 2.55:1 in its original 1957
release?
Regards,
Peter Mason

Peter,
"Kwai" was shot at 2.55:1 but all prints were optical mono which is
2.35:1. Original prints had the titles off center as a result.

You are correct in assuming that the 70mm prints made in 1973 had a fair
amount of the image cut off. The image was full height but there was
image information running all the way out to the perfs, underneath the
inboard magnetic stripes.

Marty

[Steve Kraus]

Post by Martin Hart
Peter,
"Kwai" was shot at 2.55:1 but all prints were optical mono which is
2.35:1. Original prints had the titles off center as a result.
You are correct in assuming that the 70mm prints made in 1973 had a fair
amount of the image cut off. The image was full height but there was
image information running all the way out to the perfs, underneath the
inboard magnetic stripes.
Marty

If I remember correctly, the restoration prints are 2.55 slightly matted.

[Martin Hart]

Post by Steve Kraus

Post by Martin Hart
Peter,
"Kwai" was shot at 2.55:1 but all prints were optical mono which is
2.35:1. Original prints had the titles off center as a result.
You are correct in assuming that the 70mm prints made in 1973 had a fair
amount of the image cut off. The image was full height but there was
image information running all the way out to the perfs, underneath the
inboard magnetic stripes.
Marty

If I remember correctly, the restoration prints are 2.55 slightly matted.

I believe that's correct. The IB Tech 35mm prints of "Ben-Hur" were done
the same way.

Marty