The read
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Designed to introduce the then-new widescreen process Cinerama, audiences experience the roller coaster at Rockaways' Playland, the temple dance from Aida, Niagara Falls, a Viennese choir, the canals of Venice, a military tattoo in Edinburgh, a bullfight, and more. The film concludes with a view from the nose of a low-flying B-25 while America the Beautiful plays.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Merian C. CooperDirector
- Gunther von FritschDirector
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lowell ThomasHost / Narrator
Stills
Themes
filmmaking