Movies and TvShows featuring "cinerama" theme.

Cinerama takes you on a South Seas Adventure to tropical islands set like sparkling jewels in dreamy cerulean waters. Thrill to the lure of sunbrowned, luscious maidens and a paradise of coconut palms, coral strand and blue lagoons. Enchanted South Pacific archipelagos beckon with all the beauty and color of a painter’s palette. Stepping stones in the vast expanse of far-away seas, they promise romance, adventure, excitement—an irresistible blend of fascinating people and exotic places.

Cinerama Adventure is a documentary that explores the history and impact of the widescreen filmmaking process known as Cinerama. It takes viewers on a journey through the golden age of cinema and showcases the showmanship and technological advancements that revolutionized the movie-going experience in the 1950s and beyond. The documentary features interviews with filmmakers, industry professionals, and film enthusiasts, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of iconic films like Lawrence of Arabia. From the dazzling visuals of Cinerama to its role in capturing historical events and immersive storytelling, Cinerama Adventure celebrates the artistry and innovation of this groundbreaking cinematic format.

Seven Wonders of the World is a 1956 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 "Seven Wonders of the World."

An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.

Two couples, one from St. Louis and one from Switzerland each go to the other's country and travel around.

Following an introduction by Bing Crosby, the Cinerama screen widens for scenes of landscapes, cities, peoples, and entertainments of the Soviet Union. Highlights include the historic buildings and churches of Moscow, as the Kremlin; its subway and streets, a spring carnival, the seaside resorts on the Black Sea, a trip down the Volga River, skiers, a troika racing along a snow-covered road, a helicopter view of the North Pole, an Antarctic whale hunt, the capture of a wild boar in the Moyun-Kum of Central Asia, a race by reindeer-drawn sleds, divers in the Sea of Okhotsk, battling an octopus, the capture of antelopes, rafting logs down the Tisza River, and the development of new towns in Siberia. Other scenes include a visit to the Moscow Circus, where the renowned clown Oleg Popov performs, the dancing of the Moiseyev and Piatnitsky companies, and excerpts from the repertoire of the Bolshoi Theater Ballet.

A young visiting couple from out-of-town, is led on a guided tour of Los Angeles and its environs by a familiar resident (Stanley Livingston) and his wife (Paula Drake), all captured by the panoramic, triple-lensed Cinerama camera. Some popular and some not so well known sights of the city shine in this urban travelogue lark, including the Griffith Observatory, Angel's Flight funicular railway, and a sailboat cruise from San Pedro, culminating in the evening's highlight, a visit to the Cinerama Dome Theater in Hollywood. This was the first film shot in 3-panel Cinerama in 50 years.

A comprehensive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the restoration process of restoring 3-strip Cinerama for the 1962 film "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm".

A selection of excerpts from the first Cinerama films.

Lowell Thomas travels across Europe and the Middle East on his way to attend the coronation of King Mahendra in Nepal.

Preserve Me a Seat is a documentary about the efforts of a dedicated group of people to save historic movie theatres throughout the United States, including Omaha's former Indian Hills Cinerama Theatre.

First feature motion picture photographed in Kinopanorama, the Soviet equivalent of Cinerama.