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"Windjammer" at the Tonhallen-Lichtspiele", Düsseldorf, Germany	Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
Written by: Thomas David Boehm, Berlin, Germany	Date: 11.10.2012
Arno Buchholtz at his work as a projectionist at the Tonhallen-Lichtspiele. A former friend of mine, Arno Buchholtz (1942-1995), who died many years ago, was a projectionist at the Cinerama-Tonhalle cinema in Duesseldorf. There he took some slides which show the projection room with the Cinermiracle-setup and the projected film on the screen. I had the slides scanned and I am glad to be able to send you some copies. Most of the slides are screenshots photographed from the actual projection of "Windjammer" in the "Tonhallen-Lichtspiele" (Duesseldorf, Germany). After his death I inherited the slides (together with a small box containing "Cinerama Test Loops", very short segments of Cinemiracle or Cinerama film (most likely cuts and leftovers from breakdowns) and a "Cinerama Showmanship Manual"	More in 70mm reading: More about Tonhallen DP70 / Universal 70-35 / Norelco AAII - The Todd-AO Projector Cinemiracle/Cinerama in Germany Cinemiracle/Cinerama in Deutschland in70mm.com's "Windjammer" in Cinemiracle page Internet link:
The auditorium and the screen of the Tonhallen-Lichtspiele, but it could be the screen for 70mm rather than Cinemiracle. I never saw the "Tonhallen-Lichtspiele" myself. When I spent some months at Duesseldorf in the early 80s to work at a legitimate theater, the "Tonhallen-Lichtspiele" (not to be confused with the "Tonhallen"-concert hall) had already vanished for some time. Let me finally use the opportunity to thank you for all the great work you do with your "in70mm"-website of which i am a regular visitor. I once had the privilege to attend one of lectures at the 70mm-Festival in Karlsruhe (but that was some time ago when Georg Fricker was still alive).
The Slides

Philips FP20 Cinemiracle projectors and two majestic DP70 70mm projectors. What an impressive projection room.
Philips Cinemiracle dubber.
Philips FP20 Cinemiracle projector.
Philips FP20 Cinemiracle projector.

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"Windjammer" at the Tonhallen-Lichtspiele", Düsseldorf, Germany

The Slides