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Becky Sharp

film by Mamoulian [1935]

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discussed in biography

In Rouben Mamoulian: Films of the 1930s
…brought to the screen as Becky Sharp (1935). That film also had the distinction of being the first Technicolor feature release.
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history of motion pictures

In history of film: Introduction of colour
…and Rouben Mamoulian’s live-action feature Becky Sharp (1935), it gradually worked its way into mainstream feature production (The Garden of Allah, 1936; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937; The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938; The Wizard of Oz, 1939; Gone with the Wind
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Technicolor

In film: Colour and black and white
…and in the feature film Becky Sharp (1935). The introduction of colour was less revolutionary than the introduction of sound; the silent film soon disappeared, but, even though most feature films made since the 1960s have been in colour, black-and-white films continue to be made. In fact, directors such as…
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