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| | 70mm Presentations in Cleveland A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1957-Present | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
| Compiled by: Michael Coate, Jeffry Johnson and Mark Lensenmayer | Date: 02.10.2021 | "The Sound of Music" Cleveland premiere advert, The Plain Dealer, 24th March 1965
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Cleveland region of Ohio, USA.
The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX, special venue presentations, etc., have not been included. A 70mm presentation provided a superior projection and audio experience in comparison to same motion pictures 35mm presentation.
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas
CLEVELAND Allen Colony Ohio Palace Shaker State Stillman Strosacker (Case Western Reserve University) Tower City Variety
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS Centrum Severance
ELYRIA Midway
MENTOR Great Lakes Mall
NORTH OLMSTED Great Northern
PARMA Parmatown
RICHMOND HEIGHTS East
SOUTH EUCLID Fox Cedar-Center / Cedar Center
VALLEY VIEW Valley View
WOODMERE Village
An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.
Part 2: The 70mm Presentations
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD
TITLE
Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) ** CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon *** CWRU Film Society series CIFF = Cleveland International Film Festival # 70mm promoted only in advance of release; screening likely 35mm
1957-06-14
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS*
Ohio (42)
1958-04-02
SOUTH PACIFIC*
Ohio (48)
1959-10-14
THE BIG FISHERMAN*
Colony (12) 1959-11-04
PORGY AND BESS*
Palace (11) 1959-12-25
SOLOMON AND SHEBA
Stillman (7)
1960-01-26
BEN-HUR*
Ohio (47) 1960-05-25
CAN-CAN*
Palace (13) 1960-12-22
SPARTACUS*
Palace (16) 1960-12-23
THE ALAMO
Ohio (6)
1961-03-15
EXODUS*
Ohio (13) 1961-11-16
KING OF KINGS*
Ohio (13)
1962-02-14
WEST SIDE STORY*
Ohio (19) 1962-05-18
EL CID
Palace (7) 1962-05-25
OKLAHOMA!
Allen (1) 1962-12-21
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY*
Ohio (16)
1963-04-10
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA*
Stillman (16) 1963-05-29
55 DAYS AT PEKING
Allen (4) [70mm?] 1963-06-26
CLEOPATRA*
Ohio (26) 1963-12-18
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD*
Palace (27)
1964-04-16
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE*
Ohio (10) 1964-06-25
CIRCUS WORLD*
Palace (7) 1964-07-01
BECKET
Colony (19) 1964-11-11
MY FAIR LADY*
Colony (49)
1965-03-24
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Ohio (91) 1965-07-14
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES*
Allen (18) 1965-10-20
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD*
Colony (14) 1965-12-25
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY*
Palace (11)
1966-03-24
BATTLE OF THE BULGE*
Great Northern (5) 1966-03-30
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO*
Colony (46) 1966-06-28
KHARTOUM*
Great Northern (7) 1966-12-20
IS PARIS BURNING?*
Palace (4) [70mm?] 1966-12-23
THE BIBLE*
Ohio (30)
1967-02-08
GRAND PRIX*
State (17) 1967-02-14
HAWAII*
Colony (21) [70mm?] 1967-02-21
THE SAND PEBBLES*
Allen (17) [70mm?] 1967-11-02
GONE WITH THE WIND*
Shaker (34) 1967-11-07
CAMELOT*
Colony (20) 1967-11-08
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD*
State (9)
1968-01-24
DOCTOR DOLITTLE*
Ohio (16) 1968-06-19
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY*
State (21) 1968-06-26
GONE WITH THE WIND*
Ohio m/o (13 [47]) 1968-10-22
FUNNY GIRL*
Severance (43) [70mm?] 1968-10-30
FINIANS RAINBOW*
Colony (15) 1968-11-13
ICE STATION ZEBRA*
State (13) 1968-12-19
STAR!*
Ohio (8) 1968-12-20
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG*
Fox Cedar-Center (8)
1969-02-12
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN*
Colony (11) 1969-04-01
SWEET CHARITY*
Fox Cedar-Center (15) 1969-06-18
BEN-HUR*
Colony (9) 1969-06-27
KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA
Palace (4) 1969-08-20
FUNNY GIRL*
Colony m/o (7 [50]) [70mm?] 1969-11-12
PAINT YOUR WAGON*
Fox Cedar-Center (11) 1969-12-17
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS*
Colony (9) 1969-12-17
HELLO, DOLLY!*
Great Northern (22) 1969-12-17
HELLO, DOLLY!*
Severance (18) [70mm?]
1970-03-04
PATTON*
Village (15) 1970-05-13
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Fox Cedar-Center (2) 1970-05-20
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Great Northern (3) 1970-06-03
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Great Lakes Mall (2) 1970-06-03
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Midway (2) 1970-12-25
SONG OF NORWAY*
Village (9)
1971-12-14
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF*
Colony (52) [70mm?]
1972-12-14
MAN OF LA MANCHA*
Colony (19) [70mm?]
1973-03-15
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Fox Cedar-Center (10) 1973-06-27
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Midway (2) 1973-06-27
THIS IS CINERAMA
Fox Cedar-Center (4)
1977-12-23
STAR WARS
Colony (29)
1978-07-21
STAR WARS
Variety (7) 1978-09-15
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Colony (2) 1978-10-13
CAMELOT
Colony (1) 1978-10-20
HELLO, DOLLY!
Colony (1) 1978-11-03
THE WIZ
Colony (15) # 1978-11-24
SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
Variety (2)
1980-01-18
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Strosacker** 1980-01-18
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Strosacker** 1980-01-19
ROLLERBALL
Strosacker** [final reel in 35mm] 1980-02-01
ALIEN
Strosacker** 1980-02-08
THE MUPPET MOVIE
Strosacker*** 1980-04-11
THE DEER HUNTER
Strosacker*** 1980-04-12
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Strosacker*** 1980-04-13
MY FAIR LADY
Strosacker*** 1980-09-04
APOCALYPSE NOW
Strosacker*** 1980-09-05
APOCALYPSE NOW
Strosacker*** 1980-11-14
THE ROSE
Strosacker*** [70mm canceled; 35mm substitution]
1981-01-17
SUPERMAN
Strosacker*** 1981-01-23
FAME
Strosacker*** [70mm canceled; 35mm substitution] 1981-05-01
PANORAMA BLUE
Strosacker*** 1981-07-10
THE JOLSON STORY
Colony (1) 1981-07-17
APOCALYPSE NOW
Colony (1) 1981-07-24
GONE WITH THE WIND
Colony (3 days) 1981-07-26
APOCALYPSE NOW
Colony (4 days) 1981-07-31
ALTERED STATES
Colony (1) 1981-08-07
OUTLAND
Colony (1) 1981-08-28
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Colony (1) 1981-09-04
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Colony (1) 1981-09-18
A STAR IS BORN
Colony (4 days) 1981-09-25
THATS ENTERTAINMENT!
Colony (2 days) 1981-09-28
A STAR IS BORN
Colony 1981-10-09
DAYS OF HEAVEN
Strosacker*** 1981-10-16
ALTERED STATES
Strosacker*** 1981-11-06
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Colony (1) 1981-11-13
THE JAZZ SINGER
Colony (1) 1981-11-20
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE
Colony (1) 1981-11-25
SUPERMAN II
Colony (1) 1981-12-04
MY FAIR LADY
Colony (3 days) 1981-12-07
FAME
Colony (2) 1981-12-25
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Colony (4)
1982-01-15
CAPRICORN ONE
Strosacker** 1982-01-16
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Strosacker** 1982-02-26
ALIEN
Colony (1) [w/ DUCK DODGERS cartoon] 1982-02-26
OUTLAND
Strosacker*** 1982-03-06
ALIEN / ALTERED STATES / DUCK DODGERS
Colony (1) 1982-03-17
FINIANS RAINBOW
Colony 1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Village (7) 1982-03-19
SUPERMAN II
Strosacker*** 1982-04-02
THE DEER HUNTER
Colony (1) 1982-04-03
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Strosacker*** 1982-04-09
BEN-HUR
Colony (4 days) 1982-04-22
APOCALYPSE NOW
Strosacker*** 1982-04-23
APOCALYPSE NOW
Strosacker*** 1982-05-02
THE DEER HUNTER
Strosacker*** 1982-06-18
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Colony (5 days) [R&H festival] 1982-06-25
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Colony [canceled] 1982-07-23
DELIVERANCE
Strosacker*** 1982-08-06
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / ROLLERBALL
Colony (1) 1982-08-13
THE THING
Colony (1) 1982-08-20
TRON
Colony (2) 1982-08-26
FAME
Colony [Summer Festival] 1982-09-03
ANNIE
Colony (1) 1982-09-03
TRON
Variety (2) 1982-09-24
POLTERGEIST
Colony (1) 1982-09-24
THE THING
Variety (1) 1982-10-01
ROCKY III
Colony (1) 1982-10-08
FAME
Colony (1) 1982-10-15
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Colony (1) 1982-10-29
THE EXORCIST
Colony [Fri-Sat midnight] 1982-11-05
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Colony (1) 1982-11-05
ROCKY III
Strosacker*** 1982-11-12
HAIR
Colony (1) 1982-12-25
NAPOLEON
Colony (3) 1982-12-27
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
Colony (2 days) [matinee]
1983-01-15
THE THING
Strosacker** 1983-01-21
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Variety (3) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1983-01-28
BLADE RUNNER
Strosacker** 1983-02-11
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Variety (1) 1983-02-11
THE THING
Variety (2) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1983-03-25
THE DARK CRYSTAL / 1941
Colony (1) 1983-04-08
TRON
Strosacker*** 1983-04-22
STAR TREK II
Strosacker*** 1983-04-30
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Strosacker*** 1983-05-20
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Colony (1) 1983-07-22
BLUE THUNDER
Colony (1) 1983-07-29
TOMMY
Strosacker*** 1983-08-12
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Colony (1) 1983-08-19
WARGAMES
Colony (1) 1983-08-26
OCTOPUSSY
Colony (1) 1983-08-31
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Colony (1) 1983-09-09
ONE FROM THE HEART
Colony (3) 1983-09-23
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Colony (1) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Village (6) 1983-09-30
THE DARK CRYSTAL
Strosacker*** 1983-10-14
FAME
Colony (1) 1983-10-21
LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
Strosacker*** 1983-10-28
POLTERGEIST
Strosacker*** 1983-11-11
OCTOPUSSY
Strosacker*** 1983-11-20
THE EXORCIST
Strosacker*** 1983-12-01
GANDHI
Strosacker*** 1983-12-02
GANDHI
Strosacker*** 1983-12-03
WARGAMES
Strosacker*** 1983-12-23
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Variety (3) 1983-12-30
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Variety (2) [Fri midnight]
1984-01-20
BLADE RUNNER
Strosacker** 1984-01-20
FIREFOX
Strosacker** [70mm canceled; screened in 35mm] 1984-01-21
ALIEN
Strosacker** 1984-02-03
BLUE THUNDER
Strosacker*** 1984-02-10
SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
Variety (2) 1984-02-19
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Variety 1984-02-26
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Variety 1984-03-04
TRON
Variety 1984-06-01
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
Colony (7) 1984-07-20
STAR TREK II / STAR TREK III
Colony (1) 1984-09-28
STREETS OF FIRE
Colony (1) 1984-10-12
AMADEUS
Colony (14) [70mm from Week 8] 1984-12-07
2010
Great Lakes Mall (6)
1985-01-18
BRAINSTORM
Strosacker** 1985-01-19
ROLLERBALL
Strosacker** 1985-01-19
ALTERED STATES
Strosacker** 1985-04-26
THE LAST STARFIGHTER
Colony (2 days) [matinee] 1985-04-26
STAR TREK III
Strosacker*** 1985-05-10
LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
Great Lakes Mall [midnight] 1985-05-10
STAR TREK II / STAR TREK III
Colony [Fri-Sat midnight] 1985-05-17
FAME
Colony [Fri/Sat midnight] 1985-06-21
COCOON
Colony (11) [70mm from Week 6] 1985-06-21
RETURN TO OZ
Great Lakes Mall (3) 1985-06-21
RETURN TO OZ
Parmatown (3) 1985-06-21
ALIEN
Great Lakes Mall (2 days) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1985-07-12
HAIR
Strosacker*** 1985-07-19
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Great Lakes Mall [sneak preview] 1985-07-19
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Parmatown [sneak preview] 1985-07-24
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Great Lakes Mall (3) 1985-07-24
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Parmatown (3) 1985-09-06
THE LAST STARFIGHTER
Strosacker*** 1985-09-06
TRON
Colony [fest; midnight] 1985-09-07
OKLAHOMA!
Colony [festival] 1985-09-13
OKLAHOMA!
Colony [festival] 1985-09-14
NAPOLEON
Colony [festival] 1985-09-14
BLACK ORPHEUS
Colony [festival] 1985-09-17
BLADE RUNNER / THE ROAD WARRIOR
Colony [festival] 1985-10-02
SILVERADO
Colony (1) 1985-10-04
STARMAN
Strosacker*** 1985-11-01
GREMLINS
Strosacker*** 1985-11-22
GHOSTBUSTERS
Strosacker***
1986-01-17
DUNE
Strosacker** 1986-01-18
WARGAMES
Strosacker** 1986-01-18
QUEST FOR FIRE
Strosacker** 1986-01-18
STAR TREK II
Strosacker** 1986-02-21
YEAR OF THE DRAGON
Strosacker*** 1986-02-22
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Strosacker*** 1986-02-28
SILVERADO
Strosacker*** 1986-04-19
THE BLACK CAULDRON
Strosacker*** 1986-05-09
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
Colony (2) 1986-05-10
TOP GUN
Great Lakes Mall [sneak preview] 1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Great Lakes Mall (28) 1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Great Northern (28) [70mm from Week 20] 1986-06-27
APOCALYPSE NOW
Strosacker*** 1986-07-18
ALIENS
Village (11) 1986-07-18
BLADE RUNNER
Strosacker*** 1986-08-01
HOWARD THE DUCK
Severance (2) 1986-09-05
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Parmatown (75) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1986-09-12
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Strosacker*** 1986-10-17
OUT OF AFRICA
Strosacker*** 1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Cedar Center (15) 1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Great Northern (12) 1986-11-29
REVOLUTION
Strosacker
1987-01-13
MY FAIR LADY
Strosacker*** 1987-01-16
TRON
Strosacker** 1987-01-16
ALIEN
Strosacker** 1987-01-16
2010
Strosacker** 1987-02-27
ALIENS
Strosacker** 1987-04-03
TOP GUN
Strosacke*** 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Colony (9) 1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Great Northern (12) 1987-08-29
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Strosacker*** 1987-09-04
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Colony (1) 1987-09-11
APOCALYPSE NOW / THE UNTOUCHABLES
Colony (1)
1988-01-12
OKLAHOMA!
Strosacker*** 1988-01-15
COCOON
Strosacker** 1988-01-15
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
Strosacker** 1988-01-16
ALTERED STATES
Strosacker** 1988-01-16
OUTLAND
Strosacker** 1988-01-22
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Strosacker*** 1988-05-20
WILLOW
Colony (7) [70mm from Week 5] 1988-08-12
THE LAST EMPEROR
Colony (2) 1988-10-21
WILLOW
Strosacker*** 1988-11-04
DIE HARD
Colony (1)
1989-05-19
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Colony (7) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Cedar Center (12) 1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Great Northern (12) 1989-06-22
BATMAN
Severance (13) 1989-10-06
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Colony (1) 1989-12-01
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
Strosacker***
1990-01-19
ALIENS
Strosacker** 1990-01-19
BRAINSTORM
Strosacker** 1990-02-17
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Strosacker*** 1990-02-23
BATMAN
Strosacker*** 1990-03-30
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Strosacker*** 1990-04-06
THE ABYSS
Strosacker*** 1990-04-13
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Colony (1) 1990-06-15
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Colony (3) 1990-09-07
DICK TRACY
Colony (1) 1990-09-21
THE TWO JAKES
Colony (1) 1990-10-05
FANTASIA
Severance (7) 1990-10-19
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Strosacker*** 1990-11-16
DICK TRACY
Strosacker***
1991-01-18
CAPRICORN ONE
Strosacker** 1991-01-18
SUPERMAN II
Strosacker** 1991-02-23
FANTASIA
Strosacker*** 1991-04-13
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL
Strosacker*** 1991-09-20
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Parmatown (6) 1991-10-19
SPARTACUS
Strosacker*** 1991-11-01
BACKDRAFT
Strosacker***
1992-01-31
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Strosacker*** 1992-05-09
FAR AND AWAY
Severance [sneak preview] 1992-05-16
FAR AND AWAY
Severance [sneak preview] 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Great Northern (6) 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Severance (9) 1992-06-12
STAR TREK VI
Centrum (1) 1992-06-19
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Centrum [Fri-Sat midnight] 1992-09-18
PATRIOT GAMES
Centrum (1) 1992-10-23
LETHAL WEAPON 3
Strosacker*** 1992-10-30
FAR AND AWAY
Strosacker*** 1992-11-06
PATRIOT GAMES
Strosacker*** 1992-12-25
HOFFA
Centrum (5) [70mm promoted only in advance of release] #
1993-01-29
HOWARDS END
Centrum (13) 1993-04-16
BARAKA
Tower City [CIFF] 1993-04-17
BARAKA
Tower City [CIFF] 1993-04-19
BARAKA
Tower City [CIFF] 1993-09-10
CLIFFHANGER
Strosacker*** 1993-11-05
LAST ACTION HERO
Strosacker*** 1993-11-05
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
Centrum (10)
1994-01-14
BARAKA
Centrum (2) 1994-11-18
TRUE LIES
Strosacker***
1996-12-06
VERTIGO
Centrum (3)
1999-05-21
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Centrum [Columbia 75th] 1999-05-22
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Centrum [Columbia 75th]
2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Valley View (8) [70mm only during Weeks 1-2]
2017-07-20
DUNKIRK
Valley View (1+)
2022-04-23
HOWARD THE DUCK
Strosacker** 2022-12-03
STREETS OF FIRE
Strosacker***
2023-01-24
GHOSTBUSTERS
Strosacker** 2023-04-22
FAME
Strosacker*** 2023-07-20
OPPENHEIMER
Valley View (8) 2023-09-30
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Strosacker ***
2024-03-02
OPPENHEIMER
Strosacker ***
Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to contractual terms or print damage (and the distributors unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print) or because the booking was moved to a non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the reverse may have been true in some cases whereas a booking began with a 35mm print because the lab was unable to complete the 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run switch to 70mm. In these cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure.
During the roadshow era, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the applicable duration figure.
References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Plain Dealer, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.
Special Thanks: Cleveland Public Library Center for Local & Global History and Ana Gomes (Case Western Reserve University Film Society).
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