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1923 – The Gleno Dam in the Italian province of Bergamo failed due to poor workmanship, flooding the downstream valley and killing at least 356 people. 1971 – A period of political and economic reforms in the Socialist Republic of Croatia came to an end as the League of Communists of Yugoslavia decided to purge the state's reformist leadership.
1927 – Putting Pants on Philip, the first official film featuring the British-American comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, was released. 1967 – Cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard (pictured) performed the first successful human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
Avatar premiered in London on December 10, 2009, and was released theatrically worldwide from December 16 to 18. [168] The film was originally set for release on May 22, 2009, during filming, [ 169 ] but was pushed back to allow more post-production time — the last shots were delivered in November — and give more time for theaters worldwide ...
Reese Witherspoon celebrated the 30th anniversary of her first movie, "The Man in the Moon," commemorating the film's release on Instagram.
Release date: Nov. 17 in theaters, Dec. 1 on Netflix ... the El Paso-born wrestler who took the lucha libre world by storm in the 1980s, becoming one of its first gay icons. ... Michael Mann’s ...
December 25 – In Old Arizona, released by Fox Films, is the first sound-on-film feature-length talkie, utilizing the Movietone process. Previously, feature-length talkies used the less-reliable Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. It is also the first Western talkie, and the first sound film primarily shot outdoors.
Here's the full schedule of movies for this year's “Countdown to Christmas” on the Hallmark Channel. Movies will premiere on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
200 Motels was the first theatrical release to be shot on color videotape and transferred to 35mm film. [88] The first permanent shush theatre, Cinesphere is built on the grounds of Ontario Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [89] A Clockwork Orange, first film to be released with Dolby Sound Reduction audio system.