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original screen aspect vs. DVD version


I recently bought the MGM DVD after seeing this movie on Turner Classic Movies late at night here in U.S. I seem to recall the TV version as being pretty *wide* - screen, like 2.35:1 at least. But this MGM DVD claims to be 1.85:1, AND -- it actually looks like a pan-and-scan with some black bars added top and bottom, since people's faces are cropped in close ups...

does anyone know anything about this?? Am I hallucinating--?

thanks-- RM.

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