“Mediterranean Holiday”: The 70mm Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 28.09.2024 |
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at once you’re surrounded by screen and sound… the screen opens high and
wide…and now for the first time the new M.C.S. 70mm process…”The following is a reference / historical listing of the roadshow and 70mm presentations of “Mediterranean Holiday” in the United States and Canada. The West German production was directed by Karl Hartl, Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber, originated in MCS Superpanorama 70 and originally released in 1962 under the title “Flying Clipper: Traumreise unter weissen Segeln.” The English-language version incorporated narration by Burl Ives and was distributed by Walter Reade-Sterling Out of the hundreds of films released in North America during 1964, “Mediterranean Holiday” was among only seven released with 70mm prints. This motion picture was issued in 35mm anamorphic and special formats Arc-120 and Wonderama, plus 70mm formats CineVision, non-branded 70mm, and Cinerama-branded 70mm. (The 35mm, Arc-120 and Wonderama presentations have not been cited in this work.) Some of the bookings were exhibited on a reserved-seat “roadshow” basis. Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … locale — cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1964-03-27 … Indianapolis, IN — Lyric (4) 1964-05-14 … Denver, CO — Denham (4) 1964-05-28 … Cincinnati, OH — Valley (3) 1964-05-29 … Worcester, MA — Webster Square (3) 1964-06-03 … Seattle, WA — Paramount (2) 1964-06-10 … Milwaukee, WI — Strand (6) 1964-07-22 … Rochester, NY — Riviera (3) 1964-07-22 … Syracuse (DeWitt), NY — Shoppingtown (7) 1964-08-12 … Buffalo, NY — Granada (5) 1964-09-02 … Kansas City, MO — Brookside (3) 1964-09-02 … Oklahoma City, OK — State (3) 1964-09-11 … Toronto, ON — University (7) 1964-09-30 … Omaha, NE — Cooper (6) 1964-10-27 … Boston, MA — Boston (20) 1964-10-28 … Charlotte, NC — Carolina (1) 1964-10-28 … Philadelphia, PA — Cheltenham (1) 1964-10-28 … Toronto, ON — Eglinton m/o (7 [14]) 1964-10-29 … Montreal, QC — Seville (8) 1964-11-18 … Baltimore, MD — Mayfair (3) 1964-11-25 … Albany, NY — Hellman (1) 1964-12-15 … New York, NY — Warner (9) 1964-12-16 … Fresno, CA — Warner (10) 1964-12-25 … Chicago, IL — Cinestage (13) 1965-01-07 … Portland, OR — Hollywood (12) 1965-02-26 … Las Vegas, NV — Cinerama (4) 1965-01-28 … New Orleans, LA — Cinerama (8) 1965-03-24 … Salt Lake City, UT — Villa (3) 1965-04-05 … Newark (Montclair), NJ — Clairidge (11) 1965-04-09 … Los Angeles, CA — Warner Hollywood (11) 1965-04-14 … Long Island (Syosset), NY — Syosset (10) 1965-05-04 … Detroit, MI — Summit (10) 1965-05-05 … Albuquerque, NM — Fox Winrock (4) 1965-05-21 … Nashville, TN — Crescent (4) 1965-05-28 … Wichita, KS — Uptown (5) 1965-06-30 … Toledo, OH — Valentine (2) 1965-09-21 … San Francisco, CA — Orpheum (19) 1965-09-22 … Philadelphia, PA — Boyd (4) 1965-09-22 … Washington, DC — Uptown (6) 1965-10-01 … Atlanta, GA — Georgia (5) 1965-10-19 … Denver, CO — International 70 (3) 1965-10-21 … Providence, RI — Cinerama (13) 1965-10-27 … San Diego, CA — Center (8) 1965-12-08 … Reading, PA — Fox (1) 1966-02-16 … Akron (Cuyahoga Falls), OH — Falls (7) 1966-04-27 … Detroit, MI — Summit (4) 1966-05-03 … Columbus, OH — Grand (8) 1966-05-18 … Louisville, KY — Showcase 1 (3) 1966-05-20 … Boston, MA — Boston (5) 1966-08-26 … Oklahoma City, OK — Continental (7) 1966-10-19 … Salt Lake City, UT — Villa (4) 1966-11-02 … Hartford, CT — Cinerama (15) 1967-01-11 … Providence, RI — Cinerama (5) 1967-04-12 … Dayton, OH — Dabel (6) 1967-08-16 … Providence, RI — Cinerama (11) 1967-08-30 … Newark (Montclair), NJ — Clairidge (8) 1967-09-13 … Columbus, OH — Grand (3) 1967-10-11 … Tulsa, OK — Fox (4) 1968-01-11 … Honolulu, HI — Queen (1) 1968-04-19 … Des Moines, IA — River Hills (10) 1968-04-24 … Montreal, QC — Imperial (5) 1968-06-05 … Fresno, CA — Warnor (3) 1969-10-08 … Montreal, QC — Imperial (16) 1970-02-11 … Winnipeg, MB — Grant Park (2) [70mm festival] 1970-03-11 … Calgary, AB — North Hill (1) [70mm festival] 1971-01-15 … Toronto, ON — Eglinton (2) # 1971-01-27 … Wichita, KS — Uptown (1) [70mm festival] 1973-11-14 … Hartford, CT — Cinerama (1) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting it may have been 35mm The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, print enclosures, and Dolby records. Special thanks to Al Alvarez, Claude Ayakawa, Nick DiMaggio, Thomas Hauerslev, William Hooper, Bill Huelbig, Mark Huffstetler, Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel, Jeffry Johnson, Stephen Leigh, Mark Lensenmayer, Paul Linfesty, Stan Malone, Jim Perry, Grant Smith, Robert Throop, Joel Weide, Vince Young. International 70mm presentations of this title have not been accounted for in this work. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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