In movies, didn't they use anything else than Kodak Film?

[Anonymous]

Go to early 1940s (Casablanca), Imdb says Eastman Film, which is black and white Kodak Eastman Film.

Go to 2000s, Imdb will keep saying it is Kodak, Kodak, Kodak, nothing else, unless Digital.

Looks like Kodak had been the only film brand for movies before Digital.

I know Germans used Agfa. Americans used Kodak, only Kodak, nothing else but Kodak, in all these years of movie making before Digital took its place.

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In 1950s, Kodak Eastman became in color which was called Eastmancolor. Even Technicolor movies used Kodak Eastmancolor films.

Movies from 50s shot in Kodak Eastmancolor

Movies from 90s shot in Kodak Eastmancolor

Movies from 2000s shot in Kodak Color Film with different name.

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Black and white ones were shot in Black and White Kodak Eastman

[Oliverlogan263]

You're right man, from what I've seen it does seem like Kodak pretty much dominated the movie film market for decades. A few other notes:

- Agfa was big in Europe like you said, especially Germany. They made quality film too.

- Fujifilm was also around and had some market share in movies, especially in Asia. I remember seeing "Fujifilm" in the credits of some older kung fu movies.

- Some indie/low budget American films in the 60s-80s might have used cheaper brands like GAF or 3M film since Kodak was the premium option.

- Large studios nearly always used Kodak though since it was the standard, had consistent quality for different productions, and they could get it in bulk.

- Even now some indie directors shooting on film swear by Kodak film stocks for their "look." It became synonymous with movies.

So yeah, Kodak had it on lockdown for decades. They worked hard to make their products what Hollywood relied on. Just shows how they dominated that market back in the day before things went digital. Nice observation!