https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074236/technical?ref_=tt_dt_spec https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074236/technical?ref_=tt_dt_sp... imdb claims it was shot on 35mm

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074236/technical?ref_=tt_dt_spec https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074236/technical?ref_=tt_dt_sp... imdb claims it was shot on 35mm film. It also says "printed film format: 35mm" so there's probably a fairly high quality master out there assuming it still exists. Like you've noticed, the studio often gives whatever copy is handy instead of digging up the highest quality version closest to the source. Heck, in this article they were doing a 4k restore on a movie from the 70s but didn't get a release print until the director mentioned an audio effect was missing. > it's only watchable in a small format. By that do you mean 4:3, the almost squarish format? If so, that's how it was shot and how it will likely always be presented.