The film currently listed at the scope filmography as FEARLESS FIGHTERS was actually released in its native Taiwan as HERO OF HEROES (1971). The version titled FEARLESS FIGHTERS was released in the US two years later, though not before it had suffered the indignity of being redubbed and re-scored.
Correspondent S. Martin cites an article in 'American Cinematographer' magazine which reveals that THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X (2012) began production with Hawk anamorphic lenses before switching to Panavision lenses following an enforced break in the shooting schedule.
S. Martin has also clarified some confusion over the equipment and lenses employed on a couple of anamorphic productions: THE MASK OF ZORRO (1998) was shot on Arri and Moviecam cameras supplied by Panavision, equipped with J-D-C anamorphic lenses, also supplied by Panavision. However, the on-screen credits simply claim the movie was 'Filmed in Panavision', which is both sloppy and confusing. Apparently, the same thing happened the following year on ENTRAPMENT (1999) - shot by the same DP - also shot on Moviecam and Arri cameras equipped with J-D-C lenses, all supplied by Panavision, with only the latter company mentioned anywhere in the credits (though nothing so bald-faced as a misleading 'Filmed in Panavision').
GOLOK SETAN is an Indonesian-Japanese co-production, not just Indonesian as currently listed. And the copyright date is 1983, not 1984.
The film currently listed as Karzan: Il Favoloso Uomo della Giungla should actually be spelled KARZAN: IL FAVOLOSO UOMO DELLA JUNGLA (1971).
LEGEND OF THE SOLDIER is an AKA for the Spanish film BRUC (2010).
The on-screen copyright date of MAJOR DUNDEE is 1964, not 1965.
Following a viewing of the film on DVD, I've made some small adjustments to the entry for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (2011) with regards to its use of 35mm and 1570 materials. See the revised entry below.
I've also made some tiny - though crucial! - changed to the Spanish film currently listed as La Orgía Nocturna de los Vampiros, also based on a personal viewing of the film. Though it's standard practice to place an accent on certain letters in written Spanish, the 'i' in Orgia isn't accented on-screen, so the actual title is LA ORGIA NOCTURNA DE LOS VAMPIROS. And the copyright year is 1972, not 1973 as currently listed. The AKA title The Vampire's Night Orgy should be rendered as THE VAMPIRES' NIGHT ORGY. Like I say, tiny details - but the scope filmog is built on a foundation of such things.
The copyright year of PER POCHI DOLLARI ANCORA has been changed from 1967 to 1966, while the copyright year of LA SFIDA DEI GIGANTI has been changed from 1965 to 1964.
The on-screen title of Hercules and the Black Pirates (an AKA for the 1964 film SANSONE CONTRO IL CORSARO NERO) is HERCULES AND THE BLACK PIRATE.
SKY TERROR is an AKA for SKYJACKED (1972).
THE WAR IN SPACE is an AKA for WAR OF THE PLANETS (1977).
These entries now run as follows:
BRUC
(aka: Bruc: The Challenge)
(aka: Legend of the Soldier)
Spain - 2010 - col
D: Daniel Benmayor
ENTRAPMENT
USA - 1999 - col
D: Jon Amiel
J-D-C Scope
[Filmed with Moviecam and Arri cameras equipped with J-D-C lenses, all supplied by Panavision. However, only Panavision is listed in the film's credits, which wrongly suggests that Panavision anamorphic lenses were used in principal photography]
FEARLESS FIGHTERS
(see: Hero of Heroes)
THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X
UK - 2012 - bw
D: Paul Bunnell
Hawk Scope / Panavision
GOLOK SETAN
(aka: Devil's Sword)
Indonesia/Japan - 1983 - col
D: Ratno Timoer
Anamorphic
GRAVE DESIRES
(see: Orgia Nocturna de los Vampiros, La)
HERCULES AND THE BLACK PIRATE
(see: Sansone contro il Corsaro Nero)
HERO OF HEROES
頭條好漢
(aka: Fearless Fighters)
(aka: Ninja Killers)
(aka: A Real Man)
Taiwan - 1971 - col
D: Mo Man-hung
Chinascope
JUNGLE MASTER
(see: Karzan: Il Favoloso Uomo della Jungla)
KARZAN: IL FAVOLOSO UOMO DELLA JUNGLA
(aka: Jungle Master)
(aka: Karzan: Jungle Lord)
(aka: Karzan: Master of the Jungle)
Italy - 1971 - col
D: Demofilo Fidani [as: Miles Deem]
Techniscope
KARZAN: JUNGLE LORD
(see: Karzan: Il Favoloso della Jungla)
KARZAN: MASTER OF THE JUNGLE
(see: Karzan: Il Favoloso Uomo della Jungla)
LEGEND OF THE SOLDIER
(see: Bruc)
MAJOR DUNDEE
USA - 1964 - col
D: Sam Peckinpah
Panavision
THE MASK OF ZORRO
USA - 1998 - col
D: Martin Campbell
J-D-C Scope
[Confusingly, this includes a 'Filmed in Panavision' credit during the end titles, but the movie was shot on Arri and Moviecam cameras equipped with J-D-C anamorphic lenses. These materials were supplied by Panavision, but the aforementioned credit erroneously suggests their own lenses were employed during production, and this is not the case]
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL
USA - 2011 - col - 35mm and 1570
D: Brad Bird
Panavision / IMAX
35mm, D-Cinema and IMAX release prints
2.39:1 (Panavision footage)
1.44:1 (IMAX footage)
NINJA KILLERS
(see: Hero of Heroes)
LA ORGIA NOCTURNA DE LOS VAMPIROS
(aka: Grave Desires)
(aka: The Vampires' Night Orgy)
Spain - 1972 - col
D: León Klimovsky
Techniscope
PER POCHI DOLLARI ANCORA
(aka: Die Now, Pay Later)
(aka: For a Few Extra Dollars)
(aka: Fort Yuma Gold)
(aka: The Rebel Lieutenant)
Italy/Spain/France - 1965 - col
D: Giorgio Ferroni [as: Calvin J. Padget]
Techniscope
A REAL MAN
(see: Hero of Heroes)
SANSONE CONTRO IL CORSARO NERO
(aka: Hercules and the Black Pirate)
Italy - 1964 - col
D: Luigi Capuano
Totalscope
LA SFIDA DEI GIGANTI
(aka: Hercules the Avenger)
Italy - 1964 - col
D: Maurizio Lucidi
Techniscope
SKYJACKED
(aka: Sky Terror)
USA - 1972 - col
D: John Guillermin
Panavision
SKY TERROR
(see: Skyjacked)
THE VAMPIRES' NIGHT ORGY
(see: Orgia Nocturna de los Vampiros, La)
THE WAR IN SPACE
(see: War of the Planets)
WAR OF THE PLANETS
惑星大戦争 The War in Space
(aka: The War in Space)
Japan - 1977 - col
D: Jun Fukuda
Panavision
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