What are the qualities of Kodachrome film?

Kodachrome was one of Kodak's signature lines of color film, noted for reproducing lifelike color. (It was also immortalized in a Paul Simon song, in the early 1970s.) It was available in both still and movie versions. Kodachrome color movie film is just what the name says; color film for home movies. Kodak largely discontinued home movie equipment in the 1980s, when home video became popular, but continued to make movie film for years afterwards. (It got scarcer and pricier as time went on and demand continued to fall.) Kodak announced this year that it will discontinue Kodachrome film; digital Photography has largely taken over the market. But we're still humming that Paul Simon song.