The Projectionist

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The Projectionist ★★★ 1971 (PG)

A mustsee for movie buffs, Dangerfield made his screen debut in this story about a projectionist in a seedy movie house whose reallife existence begins to blur into the films he continuously watches. Made on a limited budget, this creative effort by Hurwitz was the first film to utilize the technique of superimposition. 84m/C VHS, DVD . Rodney Dangerfield, Chuck McCann, Ina Balin, Jara Kohout, Harry Hurwitz, Stephen Phillips, Clara Rosenthal, Jacquelyn Glenn, Robert Staats; D: Harry Hurwitz; W: Harry Hurwitz; C: Victor Petrashevich; M: Igo Kantor, Erma E. Levin.

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