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Todd-AO

American film company and technique

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development and use by Todd

In Michael Todd
…the wide-screen film technique called Todd-AO, first used in the film version of Oklahoma! (1955). In October 1956 Around the World in Eighty Days in Todd-AO opened with a barrage of publicity generated by Todd. It won the Academy Award as best picture of the year.
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motion-picture history

In history of film: The threat of television
, Todd-AO, 1955; Panavision-70, 1960) that required special equipment but eliminated the distortion inherent in the anamorphic process.
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“Oklahoma!”

In Oklahoma!
…wide-screen processes—once in the 70-mm Todd-AO process and again in the 35-mm CinemaScope process (which could be shown in many more theatres than Todd-AO). There are subtle differences between the two versions.
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system of film projection

In motion-picture technology: Wide-screen and stereoscopic pictures
In 1955 Todd-AO introduced a wider film (photographed on a 65-mm negative and printed on a 70-mm positive for projection), with several sound tracks added. Like anamorphic systems, the wider format could be achieved with a single projector. The first two Todd-AO productions, Oklahoma! (1955) and Around…
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