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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
1978
February 15:
“Broadway Comes To Broadway”
CAMELOT (Feb. 15-21)
MY FAIR LADY (Feb. 22-28)
PAINT YOUR WAGON (Mar. 1-7)
OKLAHOMA! (Mar. 8-14)
SOUTH PACIFIC (Mar. 29-Apr. 4)
HELLO, DOLLY! (Apr. 12-18)
FINIAN’S RANBOW (Apr. 19-25)
Manhattan: [RKO] Cinerama
Series also included 35mm engagements of “West Side Story” (Mar. 15-21), “Funny Girl” (Mar. 22-28) and “Cabaret” (Apr. 5-11)
[Also see 1955, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968 & 1969 original release entries]
March 2:
CROSSED SWORDS
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Warner Bros.
“See the biggest cross up of them all...”
Manhattan: [Rockefeller] Radio City Music Hall
Includes “The Glory Of Easter” & “Springtime Carousel” stage shows
June 2:
CAPRICORN ONE
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
ITC/Warner Bros.
“Would you be shocked to find out that the greatest moment of our recent history may not have happened at all?”
Manhattan: [UA] Rivoli
Also included 70mm Sneak Preview screenings at the Orpheum (Nov. 18, 1977) and at the Astor Plaza (Apr. 28 & May 19)
July 21:
SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
Anamorphic Blow-Up
Universal
“A Splendid Time is Guaranteed for All”
*Six-Track Dolby Stereo
**Six-Track Stereo
Cedar Grove: [Colonial] Cinema 23*
Manhattan: [UA] Rivoli*
Woodbury: [UA] Cinema 150**
Includes World Premiere on July 20 at Radio City Music Hall
Additional 70mm Engagement
East Meadow: [UA] Meadowbrook 2** (Aug. 25)
August 16:
GREASE
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
“Grease is the word”
Manhattan: [Walter Reade] Ziegfeld*
*“It’s better than ever. In Incredible Six-Track Stereophonic Sound on the Gigantic 70mm Screen” — Film originally opened in 35mm on June 16 at the State Theatre
[Also see 1979 re-issue entry]
September 1:
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / Cinerama / Six-Track Stereo
MGM/United Artists
“Before ‘Star Wars’ There Was…And There Always Will Be ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Now In Cinerama, 70mm & 6-Track Stereo Sound”
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini 2
Manhattan: [UA] Rivoli
Upper Montclair: [UA] Bellevue
Woodbury: [UA] Cinema 150
[Also see 1968, 1974 & 2001 entries and 1970 & 1975 special series entries]
September 13:
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
“Your eyes… Your ears… Your senses… will be overwhelmed in 70mm and Dolby Stereo”
Manhattan: [Cinema 5] Cinema I
Includes World Premiere on Sep. 12
Expanded Release on Oct. 20
Stamford: [Trans-Lux] Avon*
*70mm presentation unconfirmed — Some sources suggest the Avon Theatre was equipped only for 35mm presentation at time of engagement
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin (Mar. 14, 1979)
October 25:
COMES A HORSEMAN
Anamorphic Blow-Up* / Six-Track Stereo*
United Artists
“A story of love and freedom.”
Manhattan: [B.S. Moss] Criterion
*70mm presentation unconfirmed — 70mm presentation promoted in newspaper advertisements only in advance of release — Stereophonic soundtrack unconfirmed — Some sources suggest film was mixed in mono
December 15:
SUPERMAN
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
“You’ll Believe A Man Can Fly”
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza*
Manhattan: [Cinema 5] Murray Hill
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum
*Includes New York Premiere on Dec. 11
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [B.S. Moss] Criterion (Apr. 4, 1979)
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