THE SCREENING ROOM
A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in New York City & Vicinity
Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay
April 10:
LAFAYETTE
Super Technirama 70 / Six-Track Stereo
Copernic-Cosmos/Maco
“The Shot Heard Round The World Thunders Across The Screen!”
Manhattan: [Walter-Reade-Sterling] DeMille
U.S. Premiere Engagement
June 13:
CLEOPATRA
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved-Seat Engagement
20th Century-Fox
“The Motion Picture The World Has Been Waiting For!”
Manhattan: [UA] Rivoli
Includes World Premiere on June 12
Expanded Release on May 27, 1964
Hicksville: [Town & Country] Twin North
Expanded Release on June 19, 1964
Upper Montclair: [Fabian] Bellevue
[Also see 1971 re-issue entry]
November 18:
IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
Ultra Panavision 70/ Cinerama / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved-Seat Engagement
United Artists
“The Biggest Entertainment Ever To Rock The Cinerama Screen With Laughter!”
Manhattan: [Stanley-Warner] Warner Cinerama
Includes New York Premiere on Nov. 17
Expanded Release on Apr. 21, 1964
Montclair: [Beacon] Clairidge Cinerama
Expanded Release on May 27, 1964
Syosset: [Skouras] Syosset
December 13:
THE CARDINAL
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved-Seat Engagement
Columbia
“Photographed by Leon Shamroy in Technicolor and Panavision 70”
Manhattan: [Walter Reade-Sterling] DeMille
Includes New York Premiere on Dec. 12
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