Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich

At a star-studded premiere at Grauman’s World Famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood, 'Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich' sailed into movie history on April 8th, 1958. The brainchild of National Theatres, who hoped to compete with rival widescreen sensation Cinerama, Windjammer was the first (and eventually, the only) film to use the Cinemiracle process. Utilizing proprietary widescreen technology accompanied by seven-channel audio, Cinemiracle was the perfect format to tell the sweeping adventure of the Christian Radich, a Norwegian square-rigger, and her crew.