Piccadilly Theatre Perth WA – (Photo 1960) “SPARTACUS” More excellent front of house promotion from the Roy Mudge Collection

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Piccadilly Theatre Perth WA – (Photo 1960) “SPARTACUS” More excellent front of house promotion from the Roy Mudge Collection - : Roy Mudge (A legendary industry identity) who has had a life time association with Perth cinema, tells me that the Piccadilly was not set up for 70mm at the time, and that “Spartacus” was screened in the CinemaScope format. The 70mm version was later screened as a revival at “The Royal” (located further up the street) when that theatre converted to 70mm for the release of “My Fair Lady” in 1965 … Technical details: – Spartacus, directed by Stanley Kubrick was filmed using the 35mm Super 70 Technirama format, and then blown up to 70mm film. This process allowed him to achieve ultra-high definition, and to capture large panoramic scenes which are a stand-out feature of Spartacus - Greg Lynch…