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| | 70mm Presentations in Reading A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1964-Present | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 14.05.2024 | What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in Reading, Pennsylvania, 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 picture’s 35mm presentation.
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas
Fox / Fox North 825 Berkshire Blvd. (Muhlenberg Shopping Plaza) 525 seats Ownership timeline: Fox Theatres 1964-88
Part 2: The 70mm Presentations
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE … cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. “roadshow”)
# Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE (duration in weeks) [notes]
1964-08-21 … THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (2) 1964-09-23 … BECKET (2) 1964-12-09 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1) 1964-12-16 … WEST SIDE STORY (1)
1965-06-23 … IN HARM’S WAY (2) # 1965-08-11 … MY FAIR LADY* (11) 1965-11-06 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1) 1965-11-24 … CLEOPATRA (1) 1965-12-08 … MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY (1)
1966-01-05 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES (4) 1966-02-02 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* (41) 1966-11-16 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* (19)
1967-06-28 … HAWAII* (11) # 1967-12-20 … THE SAND PEBBLES (6)
1968-01-31 … THE BIBLE* (6) 1968-03-13 … FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* (3) 1968-04-10 … GONE WITH THE WIND* (12) 1968-07-03 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* (8) 1968-08-30 … GONE WITH THE WIND* (4) 1968-09-27 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* (5)
References: Various issues of the Reading Eagle, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.
Special thanks: Jonathan Crist.
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