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
1971
January 22:
My Fair Lady (Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Stereo
Warner Bros.
Beverly Hills [NGC] Fox Wilshire
Includes Re-Premiere on January 21
Also see 1964 & 1994 entries
February 3:
The Last Valley
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
ABC/Cinerama Releasing
Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian
Southern California Premiere Engagement
April 2:
Waterloo
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Paramount
Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian
May 28:
Cleopatra (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
20th Century Fox
Hollywood [UA] Egyptian
Also see 1963 entry
September 15:
West Side Story / Around The World In Eighty Days
(Double Feature Re-Issue)
United Artists
"First Time Together! 70mm And Our Magnificent Stereo Sound. Great
Entertainment For All Ages! Unsurpassed Visual Imagery!"
Beverly Hills: [NGC] Fox Wilshire
Also see 1956 & 1961 original release entries
October 1:
Porgy And Bess (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
Columbia
"Your Last Chance To See It On The Wide Screen In 70mm"
Miracle Mile: [UA] 4 Star
Also see 1959 entry
October 13:
"MGM Fabulous Three"
Oct. 13 - 19:
Gone With The Wind
Oct. 20 - 26:
Doctor Zhivago
Oct. 27 - Nov. 2:
2001: A Space Odyssey
Beverly Hills: [NGC] Fox Wilshire
Also see 1965, 1967 & 1968 original release/re-issue entries
November 5:
Fiddler On The Roof
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
United Artists
Beverly Hills [NGC] Fox Wilshire
Expanded release in March 14, 1972:
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 21
Additional 70mm engagement:
Westwood Village: [NGC] National (Jan. 24, 1973)
Also see 1973 Double Feature re-issue entry
November 16:
House Of Wax (Re-Issue)
Spherical 3-D Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Sherpix
Hollywood: [NGC] Grauman's Chinese
Expanded release on Nov. 24:
Anaheim: [NGC] Cinemaland
December 22:
Nicholas And Alexandra
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Columbia
Beverly Hills: [Loew's] Beverly
Includes West Coast Premiere on December 21
Stereophonic soundtrack unconfirmed — mix may have been monaural
December 23:
Mary, Queen Of Scots
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Universal
Beverly Hills: [Pacific] Beverly Hills
Includes World Premiere on December 22
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