Cinerama, a three-projector system that created a multipaneled image, premiered in 1952. Theaters showed the film on three mechanically interlocked projectors, ________.

A. using 35mm film that ran it horizontally through the camera
B. yielding a sprawling 2.59:1 image on a curved 146-degree screen
C. replacing the usual 35mm filmstrip width with 70mm, allowing 5 mm for stereophonic sound tracks
D. and adopted Cinerama as the industry widescreen standard because it was inexpensive and technically simple


Answer: B

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