The Alamo 1960 Director's Cut Hybrid 1080p Reconstructed BluRa

Director: John Wayne

Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne

 

                 
This was not created by me. 
Audio is mostly from stereo LaserDisc with VHS patches.
TLDR ; The Director's Original Cut was only released on LD/VHS, as the mastering process in 1991 destroyed the last known 70mm master; that was found in Canada. A 35mm theatrical print was used for the 1080p Blu-ray. 
This is the state of the 70mm print as of 2009, it is most likely completely destroyed now : 
 
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Creator Notes :

Code:The Theatrical version (2y42min) was cut down from the Roadshow version of 3h 22min. An HD version of the 70mm Roadshow version no longer exists.
This edit was compiled from the best available commercial sources in order to recreate the famous TODD.AO 3hour and 22 Minute version of the Roadshow presentation.
This has the reconstructed Overture, Entre-Acte and Exit Music, using the correct music cues which are well documented.
The Laser Disc release unfortunately was only in STEREO despite the film winning an Oscar for its 6 Channel Mix.
The Laser Disc was upscaled to 720 p, and the movie edited and rendered at 720p from the Blu Ray source intercut with the material unique to the Laser Disc. In some portions, the audio was taken from the Roadshow release on VHS which was brighter than the Laser Disc but syncing the Surround track from the VHS was too problematic.
A custom re-created credit for the TODD AO process was also created using a still from a frame of the surviving 70mm print as reference and creating a clean plate from the Blu Ray opening credits...the 70mm print is now pink! (see links below).
This presentation does not include ANY Fanedit, editor or other self-serving references out of respect to the importance of this film and the hope that the men in suits will restore it, one day somehow.
Though the 70mm pristine print from which the Laser Disc and VHS were made has long since been lost due to it mistreatment, many recent restorations from far more challengingly damaged material have been made.
The Reconstruction and Restoration of John Wayne's "The Alamo"
For those of you not familiar with this movie, it cost $12 million dollars back in 1960 (about 120 million today). It was produced and directed by John Wayne, a dream project he had long sought to make.
The Alamo was shot in 65mm TODD-AO at 30fps, with Roadshow prints struck in 70mm to allow for the 6 channel audio.
The film was then cut down for its theatrical release and the sole surviving 70mm print (discovered in Canada in 1991) was effectively destroyed after the Laserdisc and VHS was mastered from it in the 90s.
Separation masters produced at the time have focus issues, and the surviving 35mm copies are missing the roadshow extra scenes.
This edit combines the best of the available sources, which IS COMPLETE overall, with some upscaling to 720p, edited in 1080p, and then mastered back to 1080 overall. Minimal sharpening was deployed in some of the recovered Laserdisc material.

 

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