Super Panavision 70
E289817
Super Panavision 70 is a high-resolution 70mm widescreen motion picture format known for its large negative area and exceptional image clarity, used in several epic films of the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Super Panavision 70 canonical | 4 |
| Super Panavision | 1 |
| Super Panavision 65 | 1 |
| Super Panavision 70 (marketing confusion, but technically distinct) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2667786 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Super Panavision 70 Context triple: [Todd-AO, relatedFormat, Super Panavision 70]
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A.
CinemaScope
CinemaScope was a widescreen film format introduced in the 1950s that used anamorphic lenses to create a much wider image than traditional movie presentations.
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B.
Super Technirama 70
Super Technirama 70 is a widescreen 70mm film format developed in the late 1950s that provided high-resolution, large-format projection for epic motion pictures.
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C.
VistaVision
VistaVision is a high-resolution widescreen motion picture format developed by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s that runs 35mm film horizontally to achieve finer image quality.
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D.
Cinerama film process
The Cinerama film process is a widescreen cinematic technique that used three synchronized projectors and a deeply curved screen to create an immersive, panoramic viewing experience in mid-20th-century theaters.
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E.
IMAX
IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Super Panavision 70 Target entity description: Super Panavision 70 is a high-resolution 70mm widescreen motion picture format known for its large negative area and exceptional image clarity, used in several epic films of the mid-20th century.
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A.
CinemaScope
CinemaScope was a widescreen film format introduced in the 1950s that used anamorphic lenses to create a much wider image than traditional movie presentations.
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B.
Super Technirama 70
Super Technirama 70 is a widescreen 70mm film format developed in the late 1950s that provided high-resolution, large-format projection for epic motion pictures.
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C.
VistaVision
VistaVision is a high-resolution widescreen motion picture format developed by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s that runs 35mm film horizontally to achieve finer image quality.
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D.
Cinerama film process
The Cinerama film process is a widescreen cinematic technique that used three synchronized projectors and a deeply curved screen to create an immersive, panoramic viewing experience in mid-20th-century theaters.
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E.
IMAX
IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
70 mm film format
ⓘ
motion picture film format ⓘ widescreen film format ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Super Panavision 70
ⓘ
surface form:
Super Panavision
Super Panavision 70 ⓘ
surface form:
Super Panavision 65
|
| anamorphic | no ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2.20:1 ⓘ |
| category |
cinematography technology
ⓘ
film exhibition technology ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color film ⓘ |
| comparedTo35mm |
greater detail
ⓘ
larger image area ⓘ reduced grain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | premium large‑screen venues ⓘ |
| developedBy | Panavision ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Cinerama film process
ⓘ
surface form:
Cinerama
Todd-AO ⓘ
surface form:
Todd‑AO
Ultra Panavision 70 ⓘ |
| filmGauge | 65 mm camera negative ⓘ |
| frameOrientation | horizontal 5‑perf ⓘ |
| imageQualityCharacteristic |
exceptional image clarity
ⓘ
high resolution ⓘ large negative area ⓘ |
| imageType | spherical ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| introducedInYearApprox | 1959 ⓘ |
| negativeWidth | 65 mm ⓘ |
| notableFor |
immersive theatrical presentation
ⓘ
wide field of view ⓘ |
| perforationsPerFrame | 5 ⓘ |
| printWidth | 70 mm ⓘ |
| projectionPrintGauge | 70 mm release print ⓘ |
| projectionType | 70 mm theatrical projection ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Panavision
ⓘ
surface form:
Panavision 65 mm camera system
Panavision ⓘ
surface form:
Panavision 70 mm lenses
|
| soundFormatOn70mmPrint | 6‑track magnetic sound ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
epic films
ⓘ
large‑scale productions ⓘ |
| usedInEra |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ mid‑20th century ⓘ |
| usedWith | roadshow theatrical releases ⓘ |
| usesCameraSystem |
Panavision
ⓘ
surface form:
Panavision 65 mm cameras
|
| usesLensType |
Panavision
ⓘ
surface form:
Panavision spherical lenses
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Super Panavision 70 Description of subject: Super Panavision 70 is a high-resolution 70mm widescreen motion picture format known for its large negative area and exceptional image clarity, used in several epic films of the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Super Panavision
this entity surface form:
Super Panavision 65
this entity surface form:
Super Panavision 70 (marketing confusion, but technically distinct)