Video aspect ratio in Quicktime 10

I have a slight problem with Quicktime 10. For some reason it insists on playing MP4 videos in 16:9 (widescreen) format, even when they should be in old-fashioned 4:3. As a result, everything is stretched horizontally and the image is distorted.
Is there a way of making Quicktime play a video in 4:3? Or, if not, are there other programmes that I could use instead. I'm happy to upgrade to a paid-for media player if necessary.
I should point out that I'm hardly the world's most technologically switched-on person, so I'll need a very straightforward solution! Any advice would be very gratefully received.

In imovie you can export the video in 4:3
1st - create a new event
2nd - drag & drop the video into the event
3rd - create a project
4th - drag & drop the event into the project
In the project you can set the preferences to 4:3 or 16:9
5th - Under..... Share ......Export Using quicktime.....
You can further set more export options.
Least thats the way I do it.
Or just use Quicktimes "View" drop down menu and change the preferences
Hope this helps....

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