Four different prints of Ben Hur (1925)
(40 Images)
Some parts of Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) were originally shot on Technicolor No. II and combined with tinted, toned and black-and-white scenes.
Later copies were printed in two-color dye-transfer Technicolor No. III, three-strip Technicolor No. IV, and on various chromogenic stocks. All photographs by Barbara Flueckiger.
Trailer, Technicolor No. III dye-transfer print. Credit: Library of Congress.
Technicolor dye-transfer print. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague.
Chromogenic print. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague.
Chromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman Museum, Moving Image Department.
Selected Analyses:
Layton, James; Pierce, David (2015): The Dawn of Technicolor. Rochester: George Eastman House, on p. 119 View Quote and on p. 121. View Quote
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsBlack and white print. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print on Eastmancolor. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTrailer, Technicolor No. III dye-transfer print. Credit: Library of Congress. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTrailer, Technicolor No. III dye-transfer print. Credit: Library of Congress. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTrailer, Technicolor No. III dye-transfer print. Credit: Library of Congress. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTrailer, Technicolor No. III dye-transfer print. Credit: Library of Congress. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTechnicolor dye-transfer print with sound. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo) Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print on Eastmancolor. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print on Eastmancolor. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print on Eastmancolor. Credit: Národní filmový archiv / National Film Archive, Prague. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsTrailer, Technicolor No. III dye-transfer print. Credit: Library of Congress. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger. -
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ShowHide detailsChromogenic print. Credit: George Eastman House, Moving Image Department. Film: Ben Hur (USA 1925, Fred Niblo). Photograph by Barbara Flueckiger.
