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'The Good German' Question

post #1 of 4
11/17/07 at 3:26pm
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This was shot in the pre-widescreen full frame style, correct? Because my DVD says "formatted to fit your screen," but I can't seem to figure out if there's a widescreen edition out there. Is this true, or are Netflix once again being douchebags by not better noting which of their films are in full frame?
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post #2 of 4
11/17/07 at 3:45pm
It's been awhile since I rented it, but I seem to remember mine being in widescreen.
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post #3 of 4
11/17/07 at 3:50pm
I'm fairly certain that the only version is available is the full frame, "Casablanca" style aspect ratio. That's the DVD I rented. It would make sense gien that Soderbergh completely aped the movie. I would say that the "altered to fit your screen" line is either an error or just a very technical alteration, like full frame 1:33 or maybe 1:66. I'm pretty sure though that there's no 1:85 or 2:35 version.
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post #4 of 4
11/17/07 at 6:48pm
From what I read, it was presented in theaters as a widescreen release, and then cropped for the DVD. Will try and look it up.

5 min later-----------

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/the...man/large.html

It's not fool proof, but the trailer isn't Academy ratio, which would suggest that the movie was kept in widescreen for theaters.

Also, Via Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_German

"The DVD release even presents the film in the outdated 4:3 aspect ratio that was normal for 1940s films, although the theatrical release used a modern widescreen ratio."
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