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by mschuster91 101 days ago
> It's amazing watching some 50-year-old movie from the 70s and the dialog is crystal-clear and perfectly understandable.

Back then dynamic range in cinemas also wasn't there and TVs were mono as well. You couldn't fix stuff in post to a large degree either, so in moviemaking you were all but forced to have sets as quiet as possible and actors speak clearly.