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Title |
Format |
Opening |
Sound |
Studio |
Notes |
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“2010” |
Panavision |
Dec 7 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
MGM/UA |
 217
70mm prints. AKA: “2010: The Year We Make Contact.” 70mm trailer: “A View To A Kill” |
“Amadeus”
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Panavision |
Sept 19 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Orion |
 One of only a few films of the Dolby era to prominently
promote “70mm Dolby Stereo,” rather than simply “Dolby Stereo,” on
the one-sheet posters, trailers and artwork section of newspaper ads. |
“The Bear”
|
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Sept 28 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Embassy |
 Original
Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. This was the film about coach Paul “Bear”
Bryant, not to be confused with the
Jean-Jacques Annaud animal film of the
same title from 1988/89.
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“Carmen” |
Panavision |
Mar 14 (France) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Triumph |
US 35mm release: Sept 20.
AKA: “Bizet’s Carmen.” |
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“City Heat” |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 7 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
 World Premiere: Dec 5 (Los Angeles). Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Ladyhawke.” |
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“The Cotton Club” |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 14 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Orion |
 Original
Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “The Falcon And The
Snowman” & “The Mean Season” |
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“Dune” |
Todd-AO 35 |
Dec 14 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
 Some theatres handed out a ‘Dune Facts’ booklet which
explained some of the complex story elements. Re-edited for TV. |
|
“Fort Saganne” |
Technovision |
May 11 (France) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Roissy |
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“Ghostbusters” |
Panavision |
June 8 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Columbia |
 Nothing beats getting slimed in 70mm! 70mm trailer: “The
Karate Kid.” |
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“Gremlins” |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
June 8 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
 Original
Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. This release debuted a new WB logo. 70mm
trailer: “The Never Ending Story”. |
"Greystoke: The Legend
Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes"
|
Super 35 |
Mar 30 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Warner Bros. |
 This was the first feature-length Super 35 production
(aka
‘Super Techniscope’ & ‘System 35’) to be blown up to 70mm in a
full-width ratio. Just over a dozen 70mm prints struck (reportedly off the
original negative for exceptional image quality).
70mm trailers: “Once Upon A Time In America” &
“Gremlins.”
See The Making of
"Dance Craze" by Joe Dunton
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“Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom”
“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”: The North American 70mm Engagements
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Panavision |
May 23 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) |
Paramount |
 243 70mm prints (the most ever produced for a single
release). 70mm trailer: “Rhinestone” |
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“The Last Starfighter”
|
Panavision |
July 13 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
 70mm trailer: “Dune” |
“The Razor’s Edge”
|
J-D-C |
Oct 19 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Columbia |
 70mm trailer: “Starman”
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“The River”
|
Spherical (1.85:1) |
Dec 19 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
 Original
Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. |
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“Starman” |
Panavision |
Dec 14 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Columbia |
 AKA: “John Carpenter’s Starman” |
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“Star Trek III: The Search for
Spock” |
Panavision |
June 1 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Paramount |
 100+ 70mm prints. 70mm trailers: “The Last Starfighter”
& “2010” (teaser) |
|
"Streets of Fire" |
Spherical (1.85:1) |
June 1 (USA) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo |
Universal |
 Original
Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “The Last Starfighter” |
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Supergirl |
Panavision |
July 19 (UK) |
6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) |
TriStar |
 US release: Nov 23.
See:
70mm Film
Presentations in London
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