Magnetic Video Corporation: Difference between revisions

====20th Century Fox====

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| 1001 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(film) Hello, Dolly!]'' || USA || 1969 || 148 min || 35mm general release version || G || Todd AO || 2 || During the restaurant scene || Color || November 1977 ||

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| 2001 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Hawaii Blue Hawaii]''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis</small></small> || USA || 1961 || 101 min || TBD || NR || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Technicolor || 1978 ||

The Chaplin titles had no back catalogs; just descriptions of the films.

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| 3001 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaplin_Revue The Chaplin Revue]''<br /><small><small>From RBC Films</small></small> || USA || 1959 || ?? min || Edited version || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Black and white || 1978 || TBD

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| 3901 || ''Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks: World Heavyweight Title Fight Las Vegas—February 15, 1978''<br /><small><small>From Radio Corporation of America</small></small> || USA || 1978 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || 1978 ||

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| 2011 || ''Greatest Legends of Baseball''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International; under license from Marathon Entertainment, Inc. and Greatest Sports Legends, Inc.</small></small> || USA || 1978 || ?? min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || 1978 ||

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| 4001 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittersweet_Love Bittersweet Love]''<br /><small><small>From AVCO Embassy Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1976 || 92 min || TBD || PG || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || 1978 || TBD

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| 1051 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(film) The Sound of Music]'' || USA || 1965 || 174 min || TBD || G || Todd AO || 2 || TBD || Color || February 1979 ||

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| 1052 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Making_of_Star_Wars The Making of Star Wars]'' || USA || 1977 || 49 min || Original broadcast version || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || June 1979 ||

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| 2025 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_African_Queen_(film) The African Queen]''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International; under license from Romulus Films</small></small> || UK || 1951 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Technicolor || 1979 ||

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| 3902 || ''Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali: WBA Heavyweight Title Fight New Orleans—September 15, 1978'' || USA || 1978 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || 1979 ||

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| 4016 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_Test_(film) Rabbit Test]''<br /><small><small>From AVCO Embassy Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1979 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1979 ||

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| 5001 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Touch_of_Class_(film) A Touch of Class]''<br/><small><small>From Brut Productions</small></small> || USA || 1973 || 103 min || TBD || PG || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || 1979 ||

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| 1055 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Riders Sky Riders]'' || USA || 1976 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Todd-AO 35 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1979 || TBD

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| 2026 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers_(serial) Buck Rogers Conquers the Universe]''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International; syndicated under license from Universal Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1939 || 91 min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Black and white || 1979 || TBD

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| 4052 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewinder_1 Sidewinder 1]''<br /><small><small>From AVCO Embassy Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1977 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1979 ||

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| 5010 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracles_Still_Happen Miracles Still Happen]''<br /><small><small>From Brut Productions</small></small> || Italy || 1974 || ?? min || US version (approx. 10 min. shorter than the Italian original) || TBD || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Technicolor || 1979 ||

Wildlife documentaries produced by wildlife expert Bill Burrud. At least 6 of them were released by Magnetic Video in 1979. All have specially-patterned marquees reflecting nature itself, and even most of the normally white parts of the slipcover use this pattern as well.

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| 6001 || ''The Great American Wilderness''<br /><small><small>From Bill Burrud Productions</small></small> || USA || 1977 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || 1979 || TBD

At least 4 different collections of public domain newsreels from the French company were released by Magnetic Video in 1979; as with the Chaplin titles, there was no back catalog.

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| 7001 || ''Milestones of the Century 1''<br /><small><small>From Pathé News</small></small> || TBD || 1979 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || TBD || 1979 || TBD

===September 1979===

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| 1059 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duchess_and_the_Dirtwater_Fox The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox]'' || USA || 1976 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || September 1979 || TBD

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| 4057 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Older_Women_(1978_film) In Praise of Older Women]''<br /><small><small>From AVCO Embassy Pictures</small></small> || Canada || 1978 || ?? min || TBD || R || Matted 1.78 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 1979 ||

===October 1979===

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| 1053 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Mary,_Crazy_Larry Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry]'' || USA || 1974 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || TBD

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| 2044 || ''Watch Your Step: Program I''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International</small></small> || USA || 1979 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 ||

===November 1979===

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| 1054 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apes_(1968_film) Planet of the Apes]'' || USA || 1968 || ?? min || TBD || G || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1979 ||

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| 1079 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen The Omen]'' || USA/UK || 1976 || ?? min || TBD || R || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || March 1980 ||

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| 2051 || ''Scruggs: A Festival of Music''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International; syndicated under license from New Line Cinema</small></small> || USA || 1973 || ?? min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || March 1980 || TBD

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| 4058 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_(1967_film) The Producers]''<br /><small><small>From AVCO Embassy Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1967 || 88 min || TBD || NR || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 1980 || TBD

===April 1980===

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| 2049 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seduction_of_Mimi The Seduction of Mimi]''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International; syndicated under license from New Line Cinema</small></small> || Italy || 1972 || ?? min || English dubbed version || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || April 1980 || TBD

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| 4060 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People_Next_Door_(1970_film) The People Next Door]''<br /><small><small>From AVCO Embassy Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1970 || ?? min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || April 1980 || TBD

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| 1081 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Away Breaking Away]'' || USA || 1979 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 1980 ||

====ITC Entertainment====

Most ITC Entertainment releases featured an Associated Film Distribution logo, the American arm of ITC, or else that of other local American distributors of ITC's films. Magnetic's first title from ITC Entertainment was 1979's ''The Muppet Movie''.

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| 9001 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie The Muppet Movie]''<br /><small><small>From ITC Entertainment</small></small> || USA/UK || 1979 || 94 min || Standard-length US version; approx. 3 min. shorter than the UK version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 1980 ||

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| 1083 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heartbreak_Kid_(1972_film) The Heartbreak Kid]'' || USA || 1972 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 1980 || TBD

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| 2054 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_at_the_Top_(1959_film) Room at the Top]''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International; syndicated under license from Romulus Films</small></small> || UK || 1959 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Black and white || July 1980 ||

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| 4062 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_Iron Circle of Iron]''<br /><small><small>From AVCO Embassy Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1978 || ?? min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 1980 || TBD

Some films either had the ABC Pictures logo, or the ABC Pictures International logo. Most films that had the latter on the tape originally had the domestic 1968 version. ABC Pictures films were originally distributed by Cinerama Releasing, but such logo was removed on most Magnetic Video releases.

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| 8003 || ''The Miracle of Lake Placid''<br /><small><small>From ABC Video Enterprises</small></small> || USA || 1980 || ?? min || TBD || TBD || || 1 || N/A || Color || July 1980 ||

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| 9002 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_from_Brazil_(film) The Boys from Brazil]''<br /><small><small>From ITC Entertainment</small></small> || UK/USA || 1978 || ?? min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 1980 ||

====Sports Concepts, Inc.====

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| 3801 || ''Jack Nicklaus: Sports Clinic'' || USA || 1980 || ?? min || TBD || TBD || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 1980 || TBD

14 were produced for Motion Picture Theaters from 1973 to 1975, and all of them were released by Magnetic Video in 1980. They came in large leather black bookcases. On the front was the words "Video Playhouse" written in script on the top, and on the bottom was a small picture from the film, and the title in script font.

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| 5501 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_Glass_Booth The Man in the Glass Booth]''<br /><small><small>From American Film Theatre</small></small> || USA || 1975 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 1980 || TBD

====National Center for Cinema Arts====

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| 5701 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Infermiera The Sensuous Nurse]'' || Italy || 1975 || ?? min || English dubbed version || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Technicolor || July 1980 || TBD

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| 1098 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brubaker Brubaker]'' || USA || 1980 || ?? min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1981 ||

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* Released under the Magnetic Video Sports banner.

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* No fanfare on the Avco-Embassy Pictures logo.

* Original 1970 MPAA rating card intact at the end.

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====ABC Video Enterprises====

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* Originally a Selznick International release.

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* ABC Pictures International logo appears at the start.

* One of 47 titles put on moratorium in May 1984.

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* One of 47 titles put on moratorium in May 1984.

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* Domestic ABC Pictures Corporation logo appears at the start.

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* Originally a Selznick International release.

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* Originally an RKO Pictures release.

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====ITC Entertainment====

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* Distributed theatrically by Associated Film Distribution.

* Reissued in the original packaging by CBS/Fox Video in 1984.

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* Distributed theatrically by Avco-Embassy Pictures Corporation.

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* A television film originally broadcast on ITV in the UK.

* US broadcast premiere was on CBS on Friday, November 23, 1973.

* One of the inaugural entries in Magnetic Video's "Song and Dance" genre.

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* A television film originally broadcast on ITV in the UK.

* The original ATV In Colour logo that started the program is intact.

* One of the inaugural entries in Magnetic Video's "Song and Dance" genre.

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* A television film originally broadcast on ITV in the UK.

* The original ATV In Colour logo that started the program is intact.

* Packaged in a black and white slipcover.

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* A television film originally broadcast on ITV in the UK.

* US broadcast premiere was on PBS beginning Thursday, December 11, 1980, though stations could broadcast it whenever they pleased, hence the "check local listings" disclaimer seen attached to many PBS programs in print in regards to scheduling.

* Packaged in a black and white slipcover.

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* A television film originally broadcast on ITV in the UK.

* The original ITC Rainbow Top logo that started the program is intact.

* Packaged in a blue and white slipcover.

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* Distributed theatrically by Avco-Embassy Pictures Corporation.

* The original Avco-Embassy logo that started the picture was removed.

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* Distributed theatrically by Associated Film Distribution.

* Original 1970 MPAA rating card intact at the end.

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* Distributed theatrically by Warner Bros.

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* Distributed theatrically in the US by United Artists Corporation. The original UK print started with the ITC Pinwheels.

* One of 47 titles put on moratorium in May 1984.

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* Distributed theatrically by Columbia Pictures.

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* Distributed theatrically by Associated Film Distribution.

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| 9034 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Lone_Ranger The Legend of the Lone Ranger]''<br /><small><small>From ITC Entertainment</small</small> || USA || 1981 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Technicolor || 1981 ||

* Distributed theatrically by Universal Pictures.

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* Distributed theatrically by National General Pictures.

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====Magnetic Video Sports====

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| 3701 || ''A Golden Age of College Football'' || USA || 1980 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || 1981 ||

====Miscellaneous====

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|6101 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_the_Golden_Arm The Man with the Golden Arm]'' || USA || 1955 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Black and white || May 1981 ||

United Artists' library included films that were previously distributed by Warner Bros. and owned by now-UA subsidiary Associated Artists Productions; also, earlier UA releases from Magnetic Video featured Transamerica references to the company. The sale to MGM wouldn't be finalized until August 1981, and following that, Transamerica then ordered UA to remove their name from the logos of all their films. Transamerica references were also seen on early CED and LaserDisc releases of United Artists films, earlier in 1981. Transamerica logos are also rumored to appear on UK Intervision Video releases of UA films from December 1980.

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| 4501 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer The Jazz Singer]''<br /><small><small>From United Artists</small></small> || USA || 1927 || ?? min || TBD ||NR || Acadfemy || 1 || N/A || Black and white || 1981 ||

===1982===

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| 6125 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Emanuelle Black Emanuelle]''<br /><small><small>From Sterling Gold</small></small> || Italy/Spain || 1975 || 90 min || English dubbed version || X || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1982 ||

==Scrapped and unreleased titles==

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| ???? || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_and_Tonto Harry and Tonto]'' || USA || 1974 || R || 1981 || TBD