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"Windjammer" at the Tonhallen-Lichtspiele", Düsseldorf, Germany

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Written by: Thomas David Boehm, Berlin, GermanyDate: 11.10.2012
Arno Buchholtz at his work as a projectionist at the Tonhallen-Lichtspiele.

A former friend of mine, Arno Buchholtz (1942-1995), who died many years ago, was a projectionist at the Cinerama-Tonhalle cinema in Duesseldorf.

There he took some slides which show the projection room with the Cinermiracle-setup and the projected film on the screen. I had the slides scanned and I am glad to be able to send you some copies. Most of the slides are screenshots photographed from the actual projection of
"Windjammer" in the "Tonhallen-Lichtspiele" (Duesseldorf, Germany).

After his death I inherited the slides (together with a small box containing "Cinerama Test Loops", very short segments of Cinemiracle or Cinerama film (most likely cuts and leftovers from breakdowns) and a "Cinerama Showmanship Manual"
 
More in 70mm reading:

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DP70 / Universal 70-35 / Norelco AAII - The Todd-AO Projector

Cinemiracle/Cinerama in Germany

Cinemiracle/Cinerama in Deutschland

in70mm.com's "Windjammer" in Cinemiracle page

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The auditorium and the screen of the Tonhallen-Lichtspiele, but it could be the screen for 70mm rather than Cinemiracle.

I never saw the "Tonhallen-Lichtspiele" myself. When I spent some months at Duesseldorf in the early 80s to work at a legitimate theater, the "Tonhallen-Lichtspiele" (not to be confused with the "Tonhallen"-concert hall) had already vanished for some time.

Let me finally use the opportunity to thank you for all the great work you do with your "in70mm"-website of which i am a regular visitor. I once had the privilege to attend one of lectures at the 70mm-Festival in Karlsruhe (but that was some time ago when Georg Fricker was still alive).
 
 

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Philips FP20 Cinemiracle projectors and two majestic DP70 70mm projectors. What an impressive projection room.

 
 
Philips Cinemiracle dubber.
 
 
Philips FP20 Cinemiracle projector.

 
 
Philips FP20 Cinemiracle projector.

 
 
  
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