Originally Posted by DVDfever:
“The hills are alive with the black-bars of wiiiiidescreeeeen. Sound of Music in 2.20:1 on BBC1 right now.
IMDB lists 2.35:1 as the print struck for cinemas, since that's the conventional ratio, but 2.20:1 is how it was made, in Todd-AO.”
Try not to rely on IMDb for tech details of any kind, since they get it wrong on a fairly consistent basis. It's sad, because they also get it RIGHT on a consistent basis, but it's pot luck as to what you're going to get when you look up the details on an individual film.
As for THE SOUND OF MUSIC, it was broadcast correctly at 2.20:1, since the print was sourced from 70mm materials (the giveaway is the fact that it contained a credit for Todd-AO - 35mm prints do not). Earlier BBC screenings were sourced from 35mm elements, 2.35:1 ratio cropped to 1.78:1 (and, in the early days, 1.33:1).