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'''Fotomat''' offered rentals of Paramount Pictures features beginning in May 1979. This was expanded to Walt Disney Productions features in March 1980. Customers could search from a catalog and call a 1-800 number and have the tape delivered by the next day to their nearest Fotomat store where they could pick up and keep the rental for five days at a cost of $12. It was later lowered to $9.95 for five days. Other rental outlets found a way to offer cheaper rentals without waiting and Fotomat ceased the service by 1982. Typical prints used on Fotomat releases had no mention of Paramount Home Video or Walt Disney Home Video, nor there were any opening or closing previews on the tape. Instead Fotomat used their own intros, warning screen, and closings. Apart from Paramount and Disney, Fotomat also offered tapes from MCA Distributing Corporation, Warner Bros., Columbia Pictures, EMI, Group 1 International Distribution Organization, and Gold Key Entertainment, among others.
==Videocassettes==
NOTE: The catalog numbers listed are for VHS rental cassettes. The catalog numbers for the Beta cassettes are essentially the VHS catalog number plus one. For sale cassettes, add 3 to the first digit.
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| 0087 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahogany_(film) Mahogany]''<br><small><small>From Paramount Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1975 || 110 min || Standard version || PG || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0099 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_of_Monterey Robin Hood of Monterey]''<br><small><small>From
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| 0101 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gunman_from_Bodie The Gunman from Bodie]''<br><small><small>From
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| 0103 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Trails Forbidden Trails]''<br><small><small>From
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| 0105 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Days_(1937_film) Arizona Days]''<br><small><small>From Gold Key Entertainment</small></small> || USA || 1937 || 52 min || Standard version || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Black and white || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0139 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_the_Beanstalk_(1952_film) Jack and the Beanstalk]''<br><small><small>From Gold Key Entertainment</small></small> || USA || 1952 || 78 min || Standard version || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Black and white/Color || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0141 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippi_in_the_South_Seas_(film) Pippi in the South Seas]''<br><small><small>From
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| 0143 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pippi_Goes_on_Board_(film) Pippi Goes on Board]''<br><small><small>From
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| 0149 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_Captain_Kidd Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd]''<br><small><small>From Gold Key Entertainment</small></small> || USA || 1952 || 70 min || Standard version || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0193 || ''UFO's Are Real''<br><small><small>From Group 1 International Distribution</small></small> || USA || 1979 || 110 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || December 1979 || TBD
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| 0195 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treasure_of_Jamaica_Reef The Treasure of Jamaica Reef]''<br><small><small>From
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| 0197 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chino_(1973_film) Chino (or, The Valdez Horses)]''<br><small><small>From
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| 0199 || ''Sammy Stops the World''<br><small><small>From Special Events Entertainment</small></small> || USA || 1978 || 115 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0249 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Man The Third Man]''<br><small><small>From EMI Films</small></small> || UK || 1949 || 99 min || Standard version || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Black and white || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0251 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Servant_(1963_film) The Servant]''<br><small><small>From EMI Films</small></small> || UK || 1963 ||
* Original Bell & Howell pressings ended with a lime green screen test pattern with a 1033 Hz tone.
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| 0473 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture Star Trek: The Motion Picture]''<br><small><small>From Paramount Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1979 || 132 min || Standard version || G || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1980 || TBD
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| 0493 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Away Breaking Away]''<br><small><small>From 20th Century-Fox</small></small> || USA || 1979 || 100 min || Standard version || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1980 ||
* The Fotomat logo does not appear on this release.
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| 0509 || ''20 Years of Rock and Roll''<br><small><small>From Gold Key Entertainment</small></small> || USA || 1975 || 60 min || TBD || TBD || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0535 || ''Roberta Flack'' || USA || 1978 || 60 min || TBD || TBD || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0579 || ''Dancin' Step by Step: The Squirm and Say What'' || USA || 1979 || 60 min || TBD || TBD || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0591 || ''John Davidson: Live at the Las Vegas Hilton'' || USA || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || TBD || TBD
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| 0601 || ''Two Great Ali-Frazier Fights'' || USA || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || TBD
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| 0627 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film) 2001: A Space Odyssey]''<br><small><small>From Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</small></small> || USA/UK || 1968 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Super Panavision 70 || 1 || N/A || Color || TBD ||
* The Fotomat logo does not appear on this release.
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| 0653 || ''Apollo 11: The Eagle Has Landed'' || USA || TBD || TBD || TBD || TBD || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || TBD || TBD
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| 0747 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_(film) 1941]''<br><small><small>From Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1979 || 118 min || Standard version || PG || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || TBD || TBD
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| 1001 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Bug The Love Bug]''<br><small><small>From Walt Disney Productions</small></small> || USA || 1968 || 108 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 1980 ||
* The complete picture is anamorphically presented for 4:3 screens.
* Original Bell & Howell pressings did not end with a test pattern.
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| 1019 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_to_Witch_Mountain_(1975_film) Escape to Witch Mountain]''<br><small><small>From Walt Disney Productions</small></small> || USA || 1975 || 94 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 1980 || TBD
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==Trivia==
* ''Basic Math'', ''Blackjack'', ''Star Ship'', and ''Surround'' are the only Atari VCS launch titles not known to have ever been made available through Fotomat.
* Some tapes, mainly MGM/CBS titles, like ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' that were sold through Fotomat reuse video masters that preserve previews.
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