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On This Day Film & TV

Pleasantville. Color was part of the story.

Gary Ross’s television town, the film’s selective-color process and an original theatrical-poster search.

The original feature 35 seconds. The story is also available in the slides and text below.

The Feature Film

Pleasantville. Color was part of the story.

Pleasantville turns 28 today.

Gary Ross's film opened in US theaters on October 23, 1998, starring Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon. Its apparently perfect television town still makes for an extraordinary setting.

The Photo Essay

5 slides from the feature.

The story behind the images.

The production started with color film, then digitally removed selected colors. Don Knotts brings another television connection as the mysterious repairman.

For the Archive, we're seeking an original 1998 US theatrical one-sheet, 27 × 40 inches. Poster reference shown; not an owned object.

Wanted for the Archive

An original Pleasantville one-sheet.

An original 1998 U.S. theatrical one-sheet poster, 27 × 40 inches.

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