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

 Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay

1969

May 14:
Gone With The Wind (Re-Issue)
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
MGM

“In The Splendor Of 70mm. Wide Screen And Full Stereophonic Sound!”

Anaheim: [Vinstrand] Brookhurst

Additional 70mm engagements:

Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport (June 4, 1969)

Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 20 (Apr. 22, 1970)

Costa Mesa: [Mann] South Coast Plaza (Nov. 20, 1974)
Anaheim: [Mann] Cinemaland (June 16, 1976)

May 28:
Funny Girl
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Columbia

Fullerton: [Loew's] Titan

June 18:
Ice Station Zebra
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Stereo
MGM

Anaheim: [Vinstrand] Brookhurst

June 18:
Oliver!
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Columbia

Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 20

Includes Orange County Premiere on June 17, 1969

Additional 70mm Engagement:

Anaheim: [Vinstrand] Brookhurst (December 18, 1974 — Double Feature with "Camelot")

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

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Cinema

Includes West Coast Premiere on June 24

July 16:
Ben-Hur (Re-Issue)
MGM Camera 65 / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
MGM

Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 21

October 15:
2001: A Space Odyssey
Super Panavision 70 / “Cinerama” / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
MGM

Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 21

Includes Orange County Premiere on October 14

Also see 1974 entry

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