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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

1969

March 12:
Where Eagles Dare
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
MGM
"In Spectacular 70mm"

Hollywood: [Loew's]



 
March 26:
Ben-Hur (Re-Issue)
MGM Camera 65 / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
MGM

Beverly Hills: [NGC] Fox Wilshire

Expanded release on July 16:
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 21

Also see 1959 & 1990 entries, plus Special Screenings and Film Festivals (1992 and 2000) entries


 

March 29:
Sweet Charity
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Universal
“70mm/Panavision With Full Dimensional Sound”

Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pantages

Includes Southern California Premiere on March 28

Also see Special Screenings and Film Festivals (1992) entry




May 15:
Krakatoa East Of Java
Uncredited 65mm / “Cinerama” / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
ABC/Cinerama, Inc.
"The New Cinerama Hurls You Into The Incredible Day That Shook The Earth To Its Core!"

Hollywood [Pacific] Cinerama Dome

Includes Earth-Shaking U.S. Premiere on May 14



 
June 25:
MacKenna’s Gold
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Stereo
Columbia

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Cinema*
Hollywood: [Loew’s]

*Includes West Coast Premiere on June 24

 


October 1:
South Pacific (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
"Original 70mm Stereo Sound Version...As You Loved It Before!"

Beverly Hills: [NGC] Fox Wilshire

Also see 1958, 1964, and 2006 entries, plus Special Screenings and Film Festivals (2006) entry




October 23:
Paint Your Wagon
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Paramount
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome

Includes West Coast Premiere on October 22

Additional 70mm engagements:
Westminster: [Edwards] Cinema West 1 (Sep. 16, 1970)
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Mesa (Oct. 14, 1970)




November 8:
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
MGM

Beverly Hills: [NGC] Fox Wilshire

Includes West Coast Premiere on November 7




December 13:
Marooned
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Columbia

Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian

Includes World Premiere on December 12




December 18:
Anne Of The Thousand Days
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Universal

Beverly Hills: [Loew's] Beverly

One-week Academy Award-consideration engagement

Release on March 11, 1970:
Beverly Hills: [Loew's] Beverly




December 20:
Hello, Dolly!
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
20th Century Fox

Hollywood: [NGC] Grauman's Chinese

Includes Southern California Premiere on December 19

Expanded release on May 28, 1970:
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 21

Includes Orange County Premiere on May 27, 1970

Additional 70mm engagements:
Beverly Hills: [Mann] Fox Wilshire* (Oct. 1, 1975)
Beverly Hills: [Mann] Fox Wilshire* (Sep. 8, 1976)
Westwood Village: [Mann] National* (Sep. 24, 1976)
Beverly Hills: [Mann] Fox Wilshire* (June 15, 1977)

*Double Feature with "Camelot"

Also see 2002 re-issue entry, plus Special Screenings and Film Festivals (2004 and 2005) entries

[Gene Kelly placed his hand and foot prints at the Chinese Theatre in connection with "Hello, Dolly!" on Nov. 24, 1969]

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