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At the conclusion of the celebrated tracking shot through the Records Department, the camera closes in on Mr. Kurtzmann (Ian Holm). In the full-screen version, the framing includes several stairs as the camera angles up.
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In the letterboxed version, the stairs disappear from the shot as the camera closes in on Mr. Kurtzmann. And because the ceiling has been cropped from the shot, the shot becomes less claustrophobic.
(© 1985 Embassy International Pictures NV. All rights reserved.)