Archive prints, what Universal lost in the fire
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The studio sent out memos to film bookers on Tuesday that stated “nearly 100% of the archive prints kept here on the lot” were destroyed.
Those prints included “Flash Gordon,” “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” and “Out of Africa” that were housed in a vast vault destroyed on the studio’s backlot in the blaze.
The vault contained up to 50,000 videos or film reels, as well as music recordings that were destroyed in the blaze.
However, the studio is adamant that the contents of the destroyed vault only contained digital or film copies; All master negatives of classic films are kept elsewhere as part of the studio’s film preservation strategy.
- From Variety