Seven Wonders of the World is a 1956 documentary film in Cinerama. Lowell Thomas searches the world for natural and man-made wonders and invites the audience to try to update the ancient Greek list of the "Wonders of the World".
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| Directed by | Tay Garnett Paul Mantz Andrew Marton Ted Tetzlaff Walter Thompson |
| Written by | Prosper Buranelli W. P. Lipscomb |
| Produced by | Merian C. Cooper Lowell Thomas |
| Starring | Lowell Thomas Paul Mantz |
| Cinematography | Harry Squire |
| Edited by | Harvey Manger Jack Murray |
| Music by | Jerome Moross Emil Newman David Raksin Sol Kaplan (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $32.1 million (US/Canada)[1] |
Cast
edit- Lowell Thomas as himself
- Paul Mantz as himself
- Claude Dauphin as Narrator (French version) / Récitant (voice)
Production
editMerian C. Cooper started Seven Wonders of the World as the second Cinerama film after 1952's This Is Cinerama.[2] By September 1953, $1 million had already been spent and it was estimated that it would cost a further $1 million to complete.[2]
Stanley Warner Corp. acquired the rights to the film (and all Cinerama product) during production.[2]
Cinerama Holiday, which started production later, was released before Seven Wonders of the World, which then became the third Cinerama film to be released.
Reception
editThe film grossed $32.1 million in the United States and Canada.[1] It spent more than 14 months on release at the Casino Theatre in Buenos Aires, a record run in Argentina.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Klady, Leonard (March 27, 1995). "Realistic Grosses". Variety. p. 10.
- ^ a b c "'7 Wonders of World', 2d for Cinerama, To Have Semi-Story Line". Variety. September 16, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved October 6, 2019 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "'7 Wonders' Beats 'Wind' Record In Arg". Variety. September 6, 1961. p. 15.
External links
edit- Seven Wonders of the World at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Seven Wonders of the World at IMDb
- Travel log of Seven Wonders of the World
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