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| 7004 || ''Men of Destiny 2''<br /><small><small>From Pathé News</small></small> || TBD || 1979 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || TBD || 1979 || TBD |
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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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| 1061 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Cassidy_and_the_Sundance_Kid Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]'' || USA || 1969 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || September 1979 || |
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* Original 1970 MPAA rating card intact at the end. |
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* Put on moratorium in November 1981 in anticipation of an upcoming stereo reissue. |
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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 || |
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* Avco-Embassy logo at the start features a dreamy string-based fanfare. |
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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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| 1058 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Poseidon_Adventure_(1972_film) The Poseidon Adventure]'' || USA || 1972 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || |
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* Put on moratorium in November 1981 in anticipation of an upcoming stereo reissue. |
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====Viacom International==== |
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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 || |
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* Featuring dance lessons on the Tango, Rumba, Merengue, and Mambo. |
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| 2045 || ''Watch Your Step: Program II''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International</small></small> || USA || 1979 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || |
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* Cha Cha, Waltz, Fox Trot, and Lindy Hop. |
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| 2046 || ''Watch Your Step: Program III''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International</small></small> || USA || 1979 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || |
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* Featuring dance lessons on the Disco and Hustle. |
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| 2047 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathy_for_the_Devil_(1968_film) Sympathy for the Devil]''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International; syndicated under license from New Line Cinema</small></small> || UK || 1968 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1979 || TBD |
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| 2048 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation_Piece_(film) Conversation Piece]''<br /><small><small>From Viacom International; syndicated under license from New Line Cinema</small></small> || Italy/France || 1974 || ?? min || TBD || R || Todd-AO 35 || 1 || N/A || Technicolor || October 1979 || |
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* Film's New Line Cinema logo is absent. |
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* As with a 1979 reissue of ''The Paper Chase'', the opening voiceover incorrectly attributes the licensor as Avco-Embassy Pictures Corporation. |
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===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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| 1062 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Max The Blue Max]'' || UK || 1966 || ?? min || TBD || NR || CinemaScope || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1979 || |
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| 1071 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Towering_Inferno The Towering Inferno]''<br /><small><small>Co-produced with Warner Bros. || USA || 1974 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Panavision || 2 || TBD || Color || November 1979 || TBD |
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Revision as of 20:11, 6 January 2023
Magnetic Video Corporation is the birthplace of home video as we know it today.
History
The company was established in 1967 as an audio duplication facility in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills, Michigan by Andre Blay. Blay was an ambitious filmmaker who had always wanted to duplicate movies on videocassette. He had a problem though: not only was the technology not advanced enough yet, the majors were skeptical because of something called analog piracy (the predecessor vice to digital piracy).
Then came Sony's Betamax, in 1975, and then JVC's VHS format, one year later. One month after VHS was introduced to the States, Blay managed to reach an agreement with 20th Century Fox, represented by their telecommunications director Steve Roberts, to distribute 50 films from the company for a down payment of between $250,000 and $500,000 plus royalties. Roberts had Fox go through and look for 50 films in their library to release on video; and all of them had to have already been broadcast on television before being released on home video. Blay also established the Video Club of America in order to sell the titles directly to consumers by mail.
That same year, George Atkinson bought one Betamax and one VHS copy of each of the first 50 movie titles from Magnetic Video that were then being sold to the public and established the Video Station rental company from a storefront in Los Angeles. He charged $50 for an "annual membership" and $100 for a "lifetime membership," which provided the opportunity to rent the videos for $10 a day. This and similar video stores were a success, and Magnetic Video took off, with Blay crossing the Atlantic to form "Magnetic Video UK" in 1978. Not long after, Magnetic Video branched into Australia, trading under "Magnetic Video Australia". In March 1979, Fox saw how successful the Magnetic Video Corporation was turning out to be, and purchased it outright; Mr. Blay remained president until late 1981, when he left to form Blay Video.
But Fox wasn't the only company Magnetic had dealings with.
In 1978, Blay acquired the rights to material released by Viacom International (including seven films featuring Elvis Presley, three films featuring Jerry Lewis, and Terrytoon cartoon compilations and sports tapes), RBC Films (specifically, their Charlie Chaplin library), and Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation.
Distribution of films from Brut Productions, Bill Burrud Productions, and Pathé followed in 1979.
ABC Video Enterprises, ITC Entertainment, and the American Film Theatre joined Magnetic in 1980, and so did United Artists Corporation (including films that were originally distributed by Warner Bros.) in 1981.
in January 1982, after Andre Blay left the company to form Blay Video (which would, ironically, become Embassy's home video division), Magnetic received a new name: Twentieth Century-Fox Video. Since then, they have taken on the names CBS/Fox Video (during that era, they also utilized the sublabels Key Video and Playhouse Video) and FoxVideo (utilizing the FoxVideo name for Fox movies, while CBS/Fox was relegated to BBC Video and other miscellaneous titles), before settling on their current name, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, in 1998.
During the company's final year, they also had a short-lived sports division called "Magnetic Video Sports", and a short-lived LaserDisc division. There were also international branches in the UK, the South Pacific, and Australia. Magnetic Video was also a duplicator for early tapes released by Paramount Home Video and MCA Videocassette, Inc.
In the United States alone, over 400 different releases were produced by Magnetic Video Corporation over the course of 5 years from 1977 to 1982.
Distributed libraries
- 20th Century Fox
- ABC Video Enterprises
- American Film Theatre
- AVCO Embassy Picture Corporation
- Bill Burrud Productions
- Brut Productions
- ITC Entertainment
- New Line Cinema
- Pathé
- RBC Films (Charles Chaplin library)
- United Artists Corporation
- Viacom International
Library
Fall 1977 (The first 50 titles)
The earliest prints of Magnetic Video releases lacked an F.B.I. Warning bumper. Instead, the tapes would typically cut to the Magnetic Video logo, followed by the film itself. The front covers were black/white slipcases, and featured a photo of a scene from the film. In early 1980, they were changed to have the title above the photo. The original back cover catalog listed all the 50 films from Fox, from Hello, Dolly! to A Farewell to Arms (Fall 1977). Also, in these days, the balance between tapes on two-tape releases was more equal, or else the ratio between program and blank tape was greater on the second tape. The original 1977 printings had their tapes manufactured in, and imported from, Japan.
20th Century Fox
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
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1001 | 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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1002 | Fantastic Voyage | USA | 1966 | 100 min | Standard version | PG | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1003 | Von Ryan's Express | USA | 1965 | 117 min | Standard version | PG | Panavision (some scenes filmed in CinemaScope) | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1004 | The King and I | USA | 1956 | 133 min | CinemaScope 55 version | G | CinemaScope 55 | 2 | Just after fading to black after the line "So do I, oh, so do I!" (Version #2) | Color | November 1977 |
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1005 | Patton | USA | 1970 | 170 min | 35mm general release version | PG | Dimension 150 | 2 | Just after the line "Give me a swift kick in the ass." (original) After the slapping scene (reprint) |
Color | November 1977 |
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1006 | The Hustler | USA | 1961 | 135 min | Standard version | PG | CinemaScope | 2 | TBD | Black and white | November 1977 |
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1007 | The Agony and the Ecstasy | USA | 1965 | 140 min | 35mm general release version | PG | Todd AO | 2 | TBD | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1008 | Cleopatra | Switzerland/UK/USA | 1963 | ?? min | 35mm general release version | G | Todd AO | 2 | TBD | Color | November 1977 |
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1009 | The French Connection | USA | 1971 | 104 min | Standard version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1010 | The Only Game in Town | USA | 1970 | 113 min | Standard version | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1011 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | USA | 1951 | 92 min | Standard version | G | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | November 1977 | TBD |
1012 | Hombre | USA | 1967 | 111 min | Standard version | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1013 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes | USA | 1970 | 95 min | Standard version | G | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1014 | The Desert Fox | USA | 1951 | 87 min | Standard version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | November 1977 | TBD |
1015 | The Boston Strangler | USA | 1968 | 116 min | Standard version | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1016 | Can Can | USA | 1960 | 131 min | Standard version | NR | Todd AO | 2 | Right before "Come Along with Me" (original) During the climactic courtroom scene (reprint) |
Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1017 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Japan/USA | 1970 | 144 min | TBD | G | Panavision | 2 | TBD | Color | November 1977 |
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1018 | The Detective | USA | 1968 | 114 min | Standard version | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1019 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | USA | 1953 | 91 min | Standard version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | November 1977 | TBD |
1020 | The Bible | Italy/USA | 1966 | 174 min | TBD | NR | Dimension 150 | 2 | TBD | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1021 | The Longest Day | USA | 1962 | 178 min | Multilingual version | NR | CinemaScope | 2 | TBD | Black and white | November 1977 |
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1022 | The Robe | USA | 1953 | 135 min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 2 | TBD | Technicolor | November 1977 | TBD |
1023 | How to Marry a Millionaire | USA | 1953 | 95 min | Standard version | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | November 1977 |
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1024 | The Grapes of Wrath | USA | 1940 | 129 min | Standard version | NR | Academy | 2 | TBD | Black and white | November 1977 | TBD |
1025 | Doctor Dolittle | USA | 1967 | 145 min | General release version | G | Todd AO | 2 (pre-1981) 1 (post-1981) |
TBD (pre-1981) N/A (post-1981) |
Color | November 1977 |
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1026 | The Panic in Needle Park | USA | 1971 | 110 min | Uncut version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1027 | The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker | USA | 1971 | 95 min | TBD | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1028 | Vanishing Point | USA | 1971 | 99 min | US theatrical version | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1029 | The Sand Pebbles | USA | 1966 | 195 min | Standard version | NR | Panavision | 2 | TBD | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1030 | State Fair | USA | 1962 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1031 | Bus Stop | USA | 1956 | 94 min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1032 | Three Coins in the Fountain | USA | 1954 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | November 1977 | TBD |
1033 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines | UK | 1965 | 138 min | US theatrical version | NR | Todd-AO | 2 | TBD | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1034 | The Song of Bernadette | USA | 1943 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 2 | TBD | Black and white | November 1977 | TBD |
1035 | How to Steal a Million | USA | 1966 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1036 | From the Terrace | USA | 1960 | 146 min | Standard version | NR | CinemaScope | 2 | TBD | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1037 | How Green Was My Valley | USA | 1941 | 118 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | November 1977 |
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1038 | M*A*S*H | USA | 1970 | 116 min | TBD | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1039 | Love is a Many Splendored Thing | USA | 1955 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1040 | Anastasia | USA | 1956 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1041 | Boy on a Dolphin | USA | 1957 | 110 min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1042 | The Hot Rock | USA | 1972 | 101 min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1043 | The Seven Year Itch | USA | 1955 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1044 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | USA | 1961 | ?? min | Seven Arts television version | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1045 | The Long Hot Summer | USA | 1958 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1046 | The Paper Chase | USA | 1973 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 |
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1047 | Valley of the Dolls | USA | 1967 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1048 | Carmen Jones | USA | 1954 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
1049 | The Razor's Edge | USA | 1946 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 2 | TBD | Black and white | November 1977 | TBD |
1050 | A Farewell to Arms | USA | 1957 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 2 | TBD | Color | November 1977 | TBD |
Spring 1978
In 1978, a red FBI Warning was added to the start of the tapes. It, and successors based upon it, would carry over to subsequent Fox video labels (it would also be used by some Embassy Home Entertainment titles after their split from Magnetic/TCF Video, and into the 1990s by Worldvision Home Video). Some back covers listed the newly-released titles from Viacom (Spring 1978) and/or the estate of Charles Chaplin (Summer 1978), others listed those plus some more Viacom titles and the first 15 from Avco-Embassy (Fall 1978A), and others listed everything from Hello, Dolly! to The Sound of Music. Around this time, newer pressings of older two-tape films started filling the first tape more.
Viacom International
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
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2001 | Blue Hawaii From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1961 | 101 min | TBD | NR | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
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2002 | Fun in Acapulco From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1963 | 97 min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
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2003 | G.I. Blues From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1960 | 104 min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
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2004 | Girls! Girls! Girls! From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1962 | 106 min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
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2005 | King Creole From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1958 | 115 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 |
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2006 | Paradise, Hawaiian Style From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1966 | 91 min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.66 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
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2007 | Roustabout From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1964 | 100 min | TBD | NR | Techniscope | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
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2008 | 5 Terrytoons Cartoons featuring Adventures of Mighty Mouse From Viacom International |
USA | 1978 | 29 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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2009 | 5 Terrytoons Cartoons featuring Heckle & Jeckle From Viacom International |
USA | 1978 | 28 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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2010 | 5 Terrytoons Cartoons featuring Deputy Dawg From Viacom International |
USA | 1978 | 29 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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Summer 1978
The Estate of Charles Chaplin (RBC Films)
The Chaplin titles had no back catalogs; just descriptions of the films.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
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3001 | The Chaplin Revue From RBC Films |
USA | 1959 | ?? min | Edited version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 | TBD |
3002 | The Kid/ The Idle Class From RBC Films |
USA | 1921 | ?? min | 1972 re-release version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 | TBD |
3003 | A Woman of Paris/ Sunnyside From RBC Films |
USA | 1923/1919 | ?? min | 1976 re-release version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 |
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3004 | The Gold Rush/ Pay Day From RBC Films |
USA | 1925/1922 | ?? min | 1942 re-release version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 | TBD |
3005 | The Circus/ A Day's Pleasure From RBC Films |
USA | 1928/1919 | ?? min | 1968 re-release version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 | TBD |
3006 | City Lights From RBC Films |
USA | 1931 | ?? min | Standard version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 | TBD |
3007 | Modern Times From RBC Films |
USA | 1936 | ?? min | Standard version | G | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 | TBD |
3008 | The Great Dictator From RBC Films |
USA | 1940 | ?? min | Standard version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 | TBD |
3009 | Monsieur Verdoux From RBC Films |
USA | 1947 | ?? min | Standard version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 |
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3010 | Limelight From RBC Films |
USA | 1952 | ?? min | Director's cut (approx. 4 min. shorter than the original version) | G | Academy | 2 | TBD | Black and white | 1978 | TBD |
3011 | A King in New York From RBC Films |
UK | 1957 | ?? min | 1972 US theatrical version | G | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 | TBD |
Radio Corporation of America
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
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3901 | Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks: World Heavyweight Title Fight Las Vegas—February 15, 1978 From Radio Corporation of America |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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Fall 1978
Viacom International
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
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2011 | Greatest Legends of Baseball From Viacom International; under license from Marathon Entertainment, Inc. and Greatest Sports Legends, Inc. |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | NR | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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2012 | Greatest Legends of Basketball From Viacom International; under license from Marathon Entertainment, Inc. and Greatest Sports Legends, Inc. |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | NR | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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2013 | Greatest Legends of Football From Viacom International; under license from Marathon Entertainment, Inc. and Greatest Sports Legends, Inc. |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | NR | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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2014 | Greatest Sports Legends, Vol. 1 From Viacom International; under license from Marathon Entertainment, Inc. and Greatest Sports Legends, Inc. |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | NR | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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2015 | Greatest Sports Legends, Vol. 2 From Viacom International; under license from Marathon Entertainment, Inc. and Greatest Sports Legends, Inc. |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | NR | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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2016 | Greatest Sports Legends, Vol. 3 From Viacom International; under license from Marathon Entertainment, Inc. and Greatest Sports Legends, Inc. |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | NR | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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2017 | All in a Nights Work From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1961 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 | TBD |
2018 | Last Train from Gun Hill From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1959 | ?? min | TBD | NR | VistaVision | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
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2019 | The Sad Sack From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1957 | ?? min | TBD | NR | VistaVision | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 |
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2020 | Visit to a Small Planet From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1960 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 |
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2021 | Don't Give Up the Ship From Viacom International; under license from Hal B. Wallis |
USA | 1959 | 89 min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1978 |
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2022 | Blood of the Vampire From Viacom International |
UK | 1958 | ?? min | US theatrical version | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
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2023 | Hells Angels on Wheels From Viacom International |
USA | 1967 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 | TBD |
2024 | The Days of Thrills and Laughter From Viacom International |
USA | 1961 | ?? min | TBD | NR | TBD | 1 | N/A | TBD | 1978 | TBD |
AVCO Embassy Pictures Corp.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
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4001 | Bittersweet Love From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1976 | 92 min | TBD | PG | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 | TBD |
4002 | C.C. & Company From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1970 | 94 min | TBD | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 | TBD |
4003 | Carnal Knowledge From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1971 | ?? min | TBD | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
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4004 | The Day of the Dolphin From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1973 | 104 min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
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4005 | Deadly Hero From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1975 | 104 min | TBD | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 | TBD |
4006 | The Graduate From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1967 | 106 min | Televised version | TBD | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
|
4007 | The Lion in Winter From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK/USA | 1968 | ?? min | TBD | M | Panavision | 2 | TBD | Color | 1978 |
|
4008 | The Loves and Times of Scaramouche From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy/West Germany/Yugoslavia | 1975 | 92 min | English language theatrical version | PG | Techniscope | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
|
4009 | Lucky Luciano From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy/France | 1973 | ?? min | TBD | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 | TBD |
4010 | Permission to Kill From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK/Austria/USA | 1975 | 96 min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 |
|
4011 | Rider on the Rain From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
France/Italy | 1970 | 119 min | English language theatrical version | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
|
4012 | The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK | 1976 | ?? min | TBD | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 | TBD |
4013 | Shoot From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA/Canada | 1977 | 94 min | TBD | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1978 | TBD |
4014 | Soldier Blue From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1970 | ?? min | TBD | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
|
4015 | Summertime Killer From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Spain/Italy | 1972 | ?? min | Edited US version; shorter than the Spanish original | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1978 |
|
Winter 1979
A single title was released in mid-February 1979. In addition, virtually all titles up to this point were reissued with the back catalog listing everything from Hello, Dolly! to The Sound of Music.
20th Century Fox
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1051 | The Sound of Music | USA | 1965 | 174 min | TBD | G | Todd AO | 2 | TBD | Color | February 1979 |
|
Summer 1979
The first version of the back covers for 1979 (Summer 1979) listed all the titles (except, for some reason, for Fantastic Voyage and Von Ryan's Express), plus a few from Avco-Embassy that never got released. The second (Fall 1979A) and third (Fall 1979B) versions of the back covers list different tiles (the latter including some new releases) along with "And many more...".
20th Century Fox
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1052 | The Making of Star Wars | USA | 1977 | 49 min | Original broadcast version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | June 1979 |
|
Viacom International
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | The African Queen From Viacom International; under license from Romulus Films |
UK | 1951 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 |
|
Radio Corporation of America
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
|
AVCO Embassy Pictures Corp.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4016 | Rabbit Test From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
4017 | The Old Curiosity Shop From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK | 1975 | ?? min | Edited version | G | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 |
|
4018 | The Chicken Chronicles From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1977 | ?? min | TBD | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4019 | Diamonds From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA /Israel | 1975 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4020 | Hercules From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy | 1958 | ?? min | 1973 English dubbed version | NR | Dyaliscope | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4021 | Hercules Unchained From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy | 1959 | ?? min | 1973 English dubbed version | NR | Dyaliscope | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4022 | A Quiet Place to Kill From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy/Spain | 1970 | ?? min | English dubbed version | R | Techniscope | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 | TBD |
4023 | Ten Little Indians From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK/Italy/Spain/West Germany/France | 1974 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.66 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4024 | Interval From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1973 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4025 | Stiletto From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1969 | ?? min | TBD | R | Matted 1.66 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4026 | They Call Me Trinity From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy | 1970 | ?? min | English dubbed version | G | Cromoscope | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
4027 | Trinity is STILL My Name From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy | 1971 | ?? min | English dubbed version | G | Cromoscope | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 | TBD |
4028 | Promise At Dawn From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA/France | 1970 | ?? min | English dubbed version | GP | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
4029 | A Nice Girl Like Me From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK | 1969 | ?? min | TBD | M | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
4030 | The Manitou From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
4031 | Boccaccio 70 From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy/France | 1961 | ?? min | International version | NR | Matted 1.66 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
4032 | Darling From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK | 1965 | ?? min | TBD | NA | TBD | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1979 | TBD |
4033 | Road to Salina From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA/Italy/France | 1969 | ?? min | TBD | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
3034 | Macho Callahan From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA/Mexico | 1970 | ?? min | TBD | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
3035 | The Wacky World of Mother Goose From AVCO Embassy Pictures A Rankin Bass production |
USA/Japan | 1967 | ?? min | TBD | NR | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
3036 | Casanova 70 From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy | 1965 | ?? min | English dubbed version | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
3037 | Wedding in White From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Canada | 1972 | ?? min | TBD | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
3038 | Stingray From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 | TBD |
3039 | Night Flight from Moscow From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
France/Italy/West Germany | 1973 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4040 | A Man Called Adam From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1966 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.66 | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1979 | TBD |
4041 | Sunflower From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy | 1970 | ?? min | English dubbed version | G | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 |
|
4042 | Generation From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1969 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 | TBD |
4043 | Dingaka From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
South Africa | 1964 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 | TBD |
4044 | Robbery From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK | 1967 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4045 | Where the Bullets Fly From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK | 1966 | ?? min | US version | NR | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
4046 | Mad Monster Party From AVCO Embassy Pictures A Rankin Bass production |
USA | 1967 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4047 | Woman Times Seven From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1967 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4048 | Don't Drink the Water From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1969 | ?? min | TBD | G | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
4049 | Pipe Dreams From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1976 | ?? min | TBD | PG | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4050 | ...All the Way, Boys From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy | 1972 | ?? min | English dubbed version | PG | Techniscope | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4051 | A Different Story From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
Brut Productions
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5001 | A Touch of Class From Brut Productions |
USA | 1973 | 103 min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
5002 | Fingers From Brut Productions |
USA | 1978 | 90 min | TBD | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
5003 | Nasty Habits From Brut Productions |
UK | 1977 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
5004 | Whiffs From Brut Productions |
USA | 1975 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
5005 | Night Watch From Brut Productions |
UK/USA | 1973 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
5006 | Book of Numbers From Brut Productions |
USA | 1973 | ?? min | TBD | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
5007 | Hugo the Hippo From Brut Productions |
Hungary/USA | 1975 | 91 min | 1976 US theatrical version | G | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
5008 | Welcome to Arrow Beach From Brut Productions |
USA | 1974 | ?? min | Uncut version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
5009 | Sweet Hostage From Brut Productions |
USA | 1975 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
Fall 1979
Beginning with this wave, the warning on the front of the box was re-aligned. In addition, the "T.M." trademarks were now printed on the spines of the tape cartridges by the Magnetic logo, and titles from Avco-Embassy now carried a mini-logo of such studio on the fronts and sides of the packaging.
20th Century Fox
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1055 | Sky Riders | USA | 1976 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Todd-AO 35 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
1056 | The Undefeated | USA | 1969 | ?? min | TBD | G | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
1057 | The Young Lions | USA | 1958 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1979 | TBD |
1060 | 100 Rifles | USA | 1968 | ?? min | Uncut version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
1063 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother | USA/UK | 1975 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
1064 | The Strange Case of Alice Cooper | TBD | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | PG | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
1065 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | USA | 1938 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1979 | TBD |
1066 | Heidi | USA | 1937 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1979 | TBD |
1067 | Curly Top | USA | 1935 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1979 | TBD |
1072 | Miracle on 34th Street | USA | 1947 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1979 |
|
1073 | Blood and Sand | USA | 1941 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 | TBD |
1074 | The Diary of Anne Frank | USA | 1959 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 2 | TBD | Black and white | 1979 |
|
1075 | Twelve O'Clock High | USA | 1949 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 2 | TBD | Black and white | 1979 | * Reissued in the original packaging as a single-tape release by CBS/Fox Video in 1983. |
1076 | All About Eve | USA | 1950 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 2 | TBD | Black and white | 1979 |
|
1077 | Gentleman's Agreement | USA | 1947 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1979 | TBD |
1078 | David Copperfield | UK/USA | 1969 | ?? min | US televised version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
Viacom International
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | Buck Rogers Conquers the Universe From Viacom International; syndicated under license from Universal Pictures |
USA | 1939 | 91 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Black and white | 1979 | TBD |
2027 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Adventures of Mighty Mouse I From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | 30 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
2028 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Adventures of Mighty Mouse II From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | 30 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
2029 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Adventures of Mighty Mouse III From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | 30 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | Fall 1979 |
|
2030 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring The Best of Heckle & Jeckle I From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | 30 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
2031 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring The Best of Heckle & Jeckle II From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | 30 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
2032 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring The Best of Heckle & Jeckle III From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | 30 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
2033 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Little Roquefort From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
2034 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring More Little Roquefort From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
2035 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Tales of Deputy Dawg I From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
2036 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Dinky Duck I From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
2037 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Gandy Goose From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
2038 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Sad Cat From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
2039 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Astronut From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
2040 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Sidney the Elephant I From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
2041 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Terry Bears I From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
2042 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Possible Possum I From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | 30 min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | Fall 1979 |
|
2043 | 5 Terrytoon Cartoons Featuring Hector Heathcote From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
AVCO Embassy Pictures Corp.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4052 | Sidewinder 1 From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1977 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
4053 | The Man Who Had Power Over Women From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
UK | 1970 | ?? min | TBD | R | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4054 | Morgan, the Pirate From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Italy/France | 1960 | ?? min | TBD | TBD | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 | TBD |
4055 | A Dream of Passion From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Greece/Switzerland | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | R | Matted 1.66 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
4056 | Scalpel From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1977 | ?? min | 1979 US theatrical version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
Brut Productions
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5010 | Miracles Still Happen From Brut Productions |
Italy | 1974 | ?? min | US version (approx. 10 min. shorter than the Italian original) | TBD | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 |
|
5011 | I Will, I Will... for Now From Brut Productions |
USA | 1976 | ?? min | TBD | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
5012 | Hedda From Brut Productions |
UK | 1975 | ?? min | TBD | PG | TBD | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | 1979 | TBD |
5013 | Cry for Me, Billy From Brut Productions |
USA | 1972 | ?? min | TBD | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 |
|
Bill Burrud Productions
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.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6001 | The Great American Wilderness From Bill Burrud Productions |
USA | 1977 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
6002 | The Secret World of Reptiles From Bill Burrud Productions |
USA | 1976 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
6003 | Creatures of the Amazon From Bill Burrud Productions |
USA | 1977 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
6004 | Predators of the Sea From Bill Burrud Productions |
USA | 1977 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
6005 | The Vanishing Africa From Bill Burrud Productions |
USA | 1977 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
6006 | The Great American Wilderness From Bill Burrud Productions |
USA | 1977 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1979 | TBD |
Pathé News
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.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7001 | Milestones of the Century 1 From Pathé News |
TBD | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | TBD | 1979 | TBD |
7002 | Milestones of the Century 2 From Pathé News |
TBD | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | TBD | 1979 | TBD |
7003 | Men of Destiny 1 From Pathé News |
TBD | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | TBD | 1979 | TBD |
7004 | Men of Destiny 2 From Pathé News |
TBD | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | TBD | 1979 | TBD |
September 1979
20th Century Fox
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1059 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | USA | 1976 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | September 1979 | TBD |
1061 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | USA | 1969 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | September 1979 |
|
AVCO Embassy Pictures Corp.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4057 | In Praise of Older Women From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Canada | 1978 | ?? min | TBD | R | Matted 1.78 | 1 | N/A | Color | September 1979 |
|
October 1979
20th Century Fox
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1053 | Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry | USA | 1974 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | October 1979 | TBD |
1058 | The Poseidon Adventure | USA | 1972 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | October 1979 |
|
Viacom International
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2044 | Watch Your Step: Program I From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | October 1979 |
|
2045 | Watch Your Step: Program II From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | October 1979 |
|
2046 | Watch Your Step: Program III From Viacom International |
USA | 1979 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | October 1979 |
|
2047 | Sympathy for the Devil From Viacom International; syndicated under license from New Line Cinema |
UK | 1968 | ?? min | TBD | NR | Matted 1.66 | 1 | N/A | Color | October 1979 | TBD |
2048 | Conversation Piece From Viacom International; syndicated under license from New Line Cinema |
Italy/France | 1974 | ?? min | TBD | R | Todd-AO 35 | 1 | N/A | Technicolor | October 1979 |
|
November 1979
20th Century Fox
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1054 | Planet of the Apes | USA | 1968 | ?? min | TBD | G | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1979 |
|
1062 | The Blue Max | UK | 1966 | ?? min | TBD | NR | CinemaScope | 1 | N/A | Color | November 1979 |
|
1071 | The Towering Inferno Co-produced with Warner Bros. |
USA | 1974 | ?? min | TBD | PG | Panavision | 2 | TBD | Color | November 1979 | TBD |
Winter 1980
ITC Entertainment
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9001 | The Muppet Movie From ITC Entertainment |
USA | 1979 | 94 min | TBD | G | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | January 1, 1980 | TBD |
Spring 1980
AVCO Embassy Pictures Corp.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4058 | The Producers From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1967 | 88 min | TBD | TBD | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | March 1980 | TBD |
Summer 1980
20th Century Fox
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1090 | Alien | USA/UK | 1979 | 116 min | Standard version | R | Panavision | 1 | N/A | Color | July 1980 | TBD |
AVCO Embassy Pictures Corp.
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4066 | Phantasm From AVCO Embassy Pictures |
USA | 1979 | 90 min | TBD | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1980 | TBD |
1981
United Artists
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4523 | Raging Bull From United Artists |
USA | 1980 | 127 min | Standard version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Black & white | 1981 |
|
1982
Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break placement (if applicable) | Color | Released | Note(s) |
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6125 | Black Emanuelle From Sterling Gold |
Italy/Spain | 1975 | 90 min | TBD | X | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1982 |
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Locations
- Farmington Hills, Michigan