No Video On Old Quicktime Movie

I have an old QT movie that was recorded in "Integer )Big Endian), Cinepak". Since the last QT upgrade, it will no longer play any video. If I open it with VLC, it plays, but with degraded quality.
What happened? Any fix other than using VLC?
TIA.
mfun

Tried what you mentioned in the last post. I checked the Quicktime folder in both machines and they match exactly.
As an experiment, I tried copying the contents of the Quicktime folder of the G5 to the MacBook pro after re-installing Quicktime 7.1.2 again... and NOTHING! Still get just a blank white screen and audio.
When I do the "Get info" from Quicktime, it tells me the format is: HDV 1080i60
I really thought copying the contents, ALL the contents, was really going to do it! I'm losing my mind at this point!
Again, thank you so much for the help... In the meantime, I will endeavor to persevere!
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