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THE SCREENING ROOM

A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in Southern California

 Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay

1962

February 28:
Oklahoma! (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
20th Century Fox
"Presented The Way It Was Meant To Be Seen"

Pasadena: [UA] United Artists
Redondo Beach: [UA] Strand

Additional 70mm engagement:
Anaheim: [Vinstrand] Brookhurst (April 4)

Also see 1955 & 1983 entries, plus Special Screenings and Film Festivals entries (1990, 1992, and 1999)




March 28:
Black Tights ("Les Collants Noirs")
Super Technirama 70 / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Magna

Miracle Mile: [UA] 4 Star

Includes U.S. Premiere on March 27




November 16:
Mutiny On The Bounty
Ultra Panavision 70 / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
MGM

Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian

Includes West Coast Premiere on November 15

Additional 70mm engagement:
Redondo Beach: [UA] Strand (Sep. 25, 1963)




December 22:
Lawrence Of Arabia
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Columbia

Beverly Hills: [Stanley-Warner] Stanley-Warner Beverly Hills

Includes West Coast Premiere on December 21

Additional 70mm engagement:
Redondo Beach: [UA] Strand (Nov. 20, 1963)

Also see 1989 & 2002 re-issue entries, plus Special Screenings and Film Festivals entries

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