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| | 70mm Presentations in Worcester A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1960-Present | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 20.08.2023 Updated: 08.04.2024 | What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Worcester region of Massachusetts, 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
SHREWSBURY Edgemere Drive-In White City
WORCESTER Lincoln Plaza Showcase Cinemas Warner Webster Square / Cinema 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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)
# Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm
1960-10-14
BEN-HUR*
Warner (1+)
1961-07-20
EXODUS*
Warner (5)
1962-05-16
OKLAHOMA!
Warner (1)
1963-04-17
SPARTACUS
Edgemere Drive-In (1) 1963-06-13
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA*
Webster Square (10) 1963-07-31
55 DAYS AT PEKING
Edgemere Drive-In (1) # 1963-08-11
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
Edgemere Drive-In (1)
1964-05-29
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY
Webster Square (3) 1964-08-05
THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Webster Square (3) 1964-08-26
BECKET
Webster Square (6)
1965-02-03
MY FAIR LADY*
Webster Square (16) 1965-06-23
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
White City (53) # 1965-09-22
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN
*
Webster Square (6)
1966-05-25
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO*
Webster Square (30) 1966-08-31
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Edgemere Drive-In (1)
1967-10-04
THE SAND PEBBLES*
White City (8) # 1967-09-27
GRAND PRIX*
Webster Square (6)
1968-01-24
CAMELOT*
Webster Square (14) 1968-05-01
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD*
Webster Square (4) 1968-06-26
DOCTOR DOLITTLE*
White City (10) # 1968-06-27
GONE WITH THE WIND*
Showcase 2 (14) 1968-10-02
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY*
Showcase 2 (11) 1968-12-18
ICE STATION ZEBRA*
Showcase 2 (9)
1969-02-19
STAR!*
Showcase 2 (5) 1969-06-11
SWEET CHARITY*
Showcase 1 (4) 1969-08-06
KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA
Showcase 2 (4)
1970-01-28
PAINT YOUR WAGON*
Showcase 1 (6) 1970-02-04
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS*
Showcase 2 (5) 1970-03-11
HELLO, DOLLY!*
White City (23) # 1970-08-19
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
White City (4) 1970-09-16
GONE WITH THE WIND
White City (2) 1970-09-30
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
White City (2)
1971-02-12
MY FAIR LADY
White City (3)
1973-03-21
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Showcase 2 (7) 1973-06-08
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
White City (1) 1973-06-15
GONE WITH THE WIND
White City (2)
1974-10-02
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Showcase (3)
1979-10-05
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Showcase (4)
1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Showcase (17)
1981-05-22
OUTLAND
Showcase (4)
1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Showcase (4)
1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Showcase (4)
1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Showcase (9) 1984-12-07
2010
Webster Square (7)
1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Showcase (12) 1989-10-20
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Showcase (1)
1991-09-10
FANTASIA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1992-05-16
FAR AND AWAY
Webster Square [sneak preview] 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Webster Square (6) 1992-11-29
FAR AND AWAY
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1995-02-10
BARAKA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1997-09-14
HAMLET
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2014-04-19
SPARTACUS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2014-04-20
SPARTACUS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022-04-29
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2022-04-30
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2022-05-19
INTERSTELLAR
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2022-09-08
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2022-09-09
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2024-02-22
INTERSTELLAR
Worcester Polytechnic Institute [35mm substitution] 2024-02-23
INTERSTELLAR
Worcester Polytechnic Institute [35mm substitution] 2024-03-15
TENET
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2024-03-16
TENET
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2024-03-17
TENET
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been presented in 35mm 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 the Worcester Telegram and Fitchburg Sentinel, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.
Special Thanks: Reference staff of the Worcester Public Library and Henry Atkinson, Kyle Mikolajczyk and Thomas Piccione of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading:
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in70mm.com's page about films blown up to 70mm
35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year
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Presented on the big screen in 7OMM
The Alleged 70mm Releases
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