70mm Presentations in Florence |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 10.09.2024 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound
feature-film presentations in Florence, South Carolina, 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 CAPRI 840 South Irby Street 700 seats (original single screen) Projectors: Century Opened 1964 / closed 2002 Twinned in 1975 / tri-plexed in 1980 Ownership timeline: Florence Theatres 1964-79, Fairlane-Litchfield 1979-85, Litchfield 1985-87, United Artists 1987-02, Phoenix 2002-02 Part 2: The 70mm Presentations Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1965-03-17 BECKET Capri (1) 1965-04-21 CHEYENNE AUTUMN Capri (1) 1966-04-13 MY FAIR LADY Capri (2) 1967-02-22 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Capri (7) 1967-04-19 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Capri (3) 1968-05-08 THE BIBLE Capri (1) 1968-11-27 GONE WITH THE WIND Capri (4) 1969-02-19 GRAND PRIX Capri (1) 1969-03-12 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Capri (1) 1969-07-16 ICE STATION ZEBRA Capri (1) 1969-08-20 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Capri (1) 1969-09-03 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Capri (1) 1969-11-26 SWEET CHARITY Capri (1) 1970-02-11 GONE WITH THE WIND Capri (1) 1970-03-25 BEN-HUR Capri (1) 1970-05-13 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS Capri (1) 1971-02-10 HELLO, DOLLY! Capri (1) 1971-02-17 TORA! TORA! TORA! Capri (2) 1971-03-10 GONE WITH THE WIND Capri (1) 1971-05-19 PATTON Capri (1) 1971-07-28 SONG OF NORWAY Capri (1) 1971-09-01 RYANS DAUGHTER Capri (2) 1971-09-15 MY FAIR LADY Capri (1) 1971-12-01 GONE WITH THE WIND Capri (1) 1971-12-08 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Capri (1) 1971-12-15 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Capri (1) 1973-08-08 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Capri (2) 1974-07-10 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Capri (1) 1976-01-15 CAMELOT Capri 1 [canceled] 1976-03-10 GONE WITH THE WIND Capri 1 (1) 1976-03-31 PATTON Capri 1 (1) 1976-04-07 THE BIBLE Capri 1 (1) 1976-10-29 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Capri 1 (1) 1976-11-05 PANORAMA BLUE Capri 1 (1) 1976-12-03 TORA! TORA! TORA! Capri 1 (1) 1977-09-30 CAMELOT Capri 1 (1) 1979-08-17 STAR WARS Capri 1 (4) 1979-11-09 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Capri 1 (1) References: Various issues of Florence Morning News plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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