70mm Presentations in Cleveland | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate, Jeffry Johnson and Mark Lensenmayer | Date: 02.10.2021 |
 "The Sound of Music" Cleveland premiere advert, The Plain Dealer, 24th March 1965What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the greater Cleveland region of Ohio, USA. The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision). The emphasis here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.). Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas CLEVELAND Allen Colony Ohio Palace Shaker State Stillman Strosacker (Case Western Reserve University) Tower City Variety CLEVELAND HEIGHTS Centrum Severance ELYRIA Midway MENTOR Great Lakes Mall NORTH OLMSTED Great Northern PARMA Parmatown RICHMOND HEIGHTS East SOUTH EUCLID Fox Cedar-Center / Cedar Center VALLEY VIEW Valley View WOODMERE Village 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) ** CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon *** CWRU Film Society series CIFF = Cleveland International Film Festival # 70mm promoted only in advance of release; screening presumed to be 35mm 1957-06-14 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Ohio (42) 1958-04-02 SOUTH PACIFIC* Ohio (48) 1959-10-14 THE BIG FISHERMAN* Colony (12) 1959-11-04 PORGY AND BESS* Palace (11) 1959-12-25 SOLOMON AND SHEBA Stillman (7) 1960-01-26 BEN-HUR* Ohio (47) 1960-05-25 CAN-CAN* Palace (13) 1960-12-22 SPARTACUS* Palace (16) 1960-12-23 THE ALAMO Ohio (6) 1961-03-15 EXODUS* Ohio (13) 1961-11-16 KING OF KINGS* Ohio (13) 1962-02-14 WEST SIDE STORY* Ohio (19) 1962-05-18 EL CID Palace (7) 1962-05-25 OKLAHOMA! Allen (1) 1962-12-21 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Ohio (16) 1963-04-10 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Stillman (16) 1963-05-29 55 DAYS AT PEKING Allen (4) [70mm?] 1963-06-26 CLEOPATRA* Ohio (26) 1963-12-18 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Palace (27) 1964-04-16 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* Ohio (10) 1964-06-25 CIRCUS WORLD* Palace (7) 1964-07-01 BECKET Colony (19) 1964-11-11 MY FAIR LADY* Colony (49) 1965-03-24 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Ohio (91) 1965-07-14 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Allen (18) 1965-10-20 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Colony (14) 1965-12-25 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Palace (11) 1966-03-24 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* Great Northern (5) 1966-03-30 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Colony (46) 1966-06-28 KHARTOUM* Great Northern (7) 1966-12-20 IS PARIS BURNING?* Palace (4) [70mm?] 1966-12-23 THE BIBLE* Ohio (30) 1967-02-08 GRAND PRIX* State (17) 1967-02-14 HAWAII* Colony (21) [70mm?] 1967-02-21 THE SAND PEBBLES* Allen (17) [70mm?] 1967-11-02 GONE WITH THE WIND* Shaker (34) 1967-11-07 CAMELOT* Colony (20) 1967-11-08 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* State (9) 1968-01-24 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Ohio (16) 1968-06-19 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* State (21) 1968-06-26 GONE WITH THE WIND* Ohio m/o (13 [47]) 1968-10-22 FUNNY GIRL* Severance (43) [70mm?] 1968-10-30 FINIANS RAINBOW* Colony (15) 1968-11-13 ICE STATION ZEBRA* State (13) 1968-12-19 STAR!* Ohio (8) 1968-12-20 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* Fox Cedar-Center (8) 1969-02-12 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Colony (11) 1969-04-01 SWEET CHARITY* Fox Cedar-Center (15) 1969-06-18 BEN-HUR* Colony (9) 1969-06-27 KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA Palace (4) 1969-08-20 FUNNY GIRL* Colony m/o (7 [50]) [70mm?] 1969-11-12 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Fox Cedar-Center (11) 1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Colony (9) 1969-12-17 HELLO, DOLLY!* Great Northern (22) 1969-12-17 HELLO, DOLLY!* Severance (18) [70mm?] 1970-03-04 PATTON* Village (15) 1970-05-13 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Fox Cedar-Center (2) 1970-05-20 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Great Northern (3) 1970-06-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Great Lakes Mall (2) 1970-06-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Midway (2) 1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* Village (9) 1971-12-14 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Colony (52) [70mm?] 1972-12-14 MAN OF LA MANCHA* Colony (19) [70mm?] 1973-03-15 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Fox Cedar-Center (10) 1973-06-27 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Midway (2) 1973-06-27 THIS IS CINERAMA Fox Cedar-Center (4) 1977-12-23 STAR WARS Colony (29) 1978-07-21 STAR WARS Variety (7) 1978-09-15 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Colony (2) 1978-10-13 CAMELOT Colony (1) 1978-10-20 HELLO, DOLLY! Colony (1) 1978-11-03 THE WIZ Colony (15) # 1978-11-24 SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Variety (2) 1980-01-18 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Strosacker** 1980-01-18 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Strosacker** 1980-01-19 ROLLERBALL Strosacker** [final reel in 35mm] 1980-02-01 ALIEN Strosacker** 1980-02-08 THE MUPPET MOVIE Strosacker*** 1980-04-11 THE DEER HUNTER Strosacker*** 1980-04-12 SLEEPING BEAUTY Strosacker*** 1980-04-13 MY FAIR LADY Strosacker*** 1980-09-04 APOCALYPSE NOW Strosacker*** 1980-09-05 APOCALYPSE NOW Strosacker*** 1980-11-14 THE ROSE Strosacker*** [70mm canceled; 35mm substitution] 1981-01-17 SUPERMAN Strosacker*** 1981-01-23 FAME Strosacker*** [70mm canceled; 35mm substitution] 1981-05-01 PANORAMA BLUE Strosacker*** 1981-07-10 THE JOLSON STORY Colony (1) 1981-07-17 APOCALYPSE NOW Colony (1) 1981-07-24 GONE WITH THE WIND Colony (3 days) 1981-07-26 APOCALYPSE NOW Colony (4 days) 1981-07-31 ALTERED STATES Colony (1) 1981-08-07 OUTLAND Colony (1) 1981-08-28 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Colony (1) 1981-09-04 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Colony (1) 1981-09-18 A STAR IS BORN Colony (4 days) 1981-09-25 THATS ENTERTAINMENT! Colony (2 days) 1981-09-28 A STAR IS BORN Colony 1981-10-09 DAYS OF HEAVEN Strosacker*** 1981-10-16 ALTERED STATES Strosacker*** 1981-11-06 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Colony (1) 1981-11-13 THE JAZZ SINGER Colony (1) 1981-11-20 STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE Colony (1) 1981-11-25 SUPERMAN II Colony (1) 1981-12-04 MY FAIR LADY Colony (3 days) 1981-12-07 FAME Colony (2) 1981-12-25 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Colony (4) 1982-01-15 CAPRICORN ONE Strosacker** 1982-01-16 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Strosacker** 1982-02-26 ALIEN / DUCK DODGERS Colony (1) 1982-02-26 OUTLAND Strosacker*** 1982-03-06 ALIEN / ALTERED STATES / DUCK DODGERS Colony (1) 1982-03-17 FINIANS RAINBOW Colony 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Village (7) 1982-03-19 SUPERMAN II Strosacker*** 1982-04-02 THE DEER HUNTER Colony (1) 1982-04-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Strosacker*** 1982-04-09 BEN-HUR Colony (4 days) 1982-04-22 APOCALYPSE NOW Strosacker*** 1982-04-23 APOCALYPSE NOW Strosacker*** 1982-05-02 THE DEER HUNTER Strosacker*** 1982-06-18 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Colony (5 days) [R&H festival] 1982-06-25 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Colony [canceled] 1982-07-23 DELIVERANCE Strosacker*** 1982-08-06 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / ROLLERBALL Colony (1) 1982-08-13 THE THING Colony (1) 1982-08-20 TRON Colony (2) 1982-08-26 FAME Colony [Summer Festival] 1982-09-03 ANNIE Colony (1) 1982-09-03 TRON Variety (2) 1982-09-24 POLTERGEIST Colony (1) 1982-09-24 THE THING Variety (1) 1982-10-01 ROCKY III Colony (1) 1982-10-08 FAME Colony (1) 1982-10-15 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Colony (1) 1982-10-29 THE EXORCIST Colony [Fri/Sat midnight] 1982-11-05 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Colony (1) 1982-11-05 ROCKY III Strosacker*** 1982-11-12 HAIR Colony (1) 1982-12-25 NAPOLEON Colony (3) 1982-12-27 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Colony (2 days) [matinee] 1983-01-15 THE THING Strosacker** 1983-01-21 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Variety (3) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1983-01-28 BLADE RUNNER Strosacker** 1983-02-11 THE DARK CRYSTAL Variety (1) 1983-02-11 THE THING Variety (2) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1983-03-25 THE DARK CRYSTAL / 1941 Colony (1) 1983-04-08 TRON Strosacker*** 1983-04-22 STAR TREK II Strosacker*** 1983-04-30 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Strosacker*** 1983-05-20 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Colony (1) 1983-07-22 BLUE THUNDER Colony (1) 1983-07-29 TOMMY Strosacker*** 1983-08-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Colony (1) 1983-08-19 WARGAMES Colony (1) 1983-08-26 OCTOPUSSY Colony (1) 1983-08-31 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Colony (1) 1983-09-09 ONE FROM THE HEART Colony (3) 1983-09-23 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Colony (1) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Village (6) 1983-09-30 THE DARK CRYSTAL Strosacker*** 1983-10-14 FAME Colony (1) 1983-10-21 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Strosacker*** 1983-10-28 POLTERGEIST Strosacker*** 1983-11-11 OCTOPUSSY Strosacker*** 1983-11-20 THE EXORCIST Strosacker*** 1983-12-01 GANDHI Strosacker*** 1983-12-02 GANDHI Strosacker*** 1983-12-03 WARGAMES Strosacker*** 1983-12-23 RETURN OF THE JEDI Variety (3) 1983-12-30 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Variety (2) [Fri midnight] 1984-01-20 BLADE RUNNER Strosacker** 1984-01-20 FIREFOX Strosacker** [70mm canceled; screened in 35mm] 1984-01-21 ALIEN Strosacker** 1984-02-03 BLUE THUNDER Strosacker*** 1984-02-10 SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Variety (2) 1984-02-19 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Variety 1984-02-26 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Variety 1984-03-04 TRON Variety 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Colony (7) 1984-07-20 STAR TREK II / STAR TREK III Colony (1) 1984-09-28 STREETS OF FIRE Colony (1) 1984-10-12 AMADEUS Colony (14) [70mm from Week 8] 1984-12-07 2010 Great Lakes Mall (6) 1985-01-18 BRAINSTORM Strosacker** 1985-01-19 ROLLERBALL Strosacker** 1985-01-19 ALTERED STATES Strosacker** 1985-04-26 THE LAST STARFIGHTER Colony (2 days) [matinee] 1985-04-26 STAR TREK III Strosacker*** 1985-05-10 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Great Lakes Mall [midnight] 1985-05-10 STAR TREK II / STAR TREK III Colony [Fri/Sat midnight] 1985-05-17 FAME Colony [Fri/Sat midnight] 1985-06-21 COCOON Colony (11) [70mm from Week 6] 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Great Lakes Mall (3) 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Parmatown (3) 1985-06-21 ALIEN Great Lakes Mall (2 days) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1985-07-12 HAIR Strosacker*** 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Great Lakes Mall [sneak preview] 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Parmatown [sneak preview] 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Great Lakes Mall (3) 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Parmatown (3) 1985-09-06 THE LAST STARFIGHTER Strosacker*** 1985-09-06 TRON Colony [fest; midnight] 1985-09-07 OKLAHOMA! Colony [festival] 1985-09-13 OKLAHOMA! Colony [festival] 1985-09-14 NAPOLEON Colony [festival] 1985-09-14 BLACK ORPHEUS Colony [festival] 1985-09-17 BLADE RUNNER / THE ROAD WARRIOR Colony [festival] 1985-10-02 SILVERADO Colony (1) 1985-10-04 STARMAN Strosacker*** 1985-11-01 GREMLINS Strosacker*** 1985-11-22 GHOSTBUSTERS Strosacker*** 1986-01-17 DUNE Strosacker** 1986-01-18 WARGAMES Strosacker** 1986-01-18 QUEST FOR FIRE Strosacker** 1986-01-18 STAR TREK II Strosacker** 1986-02-21 YEAR OF THE DRAGON Strosacker*** 1986-02-22 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Strosacker*** 1986-02-28 SILVERADO Strosacker*** 1986-04-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Strosacker*** 1986-05-09 THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR Colony (2) 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Great Lakes Mall [sneak preview] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Great Lakes Mall (28) 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Great Northern (28) [70mm from Week 20] 1986-06-27 APOCALYPSE NOW Strosacker*** 1986-07-18 ALIENS Village (11) 1986-07-18 BLADE RUNNER Strosacker*** 1986-08-01 HOWARD THE DUCK Severance (2) 1986-09-05 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Parmatown (75) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1986-09-12 BACK TO THE FUTURE Strosacker*** 1986-10-17 OUT OF AFRICA Strosacker*** 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Cedar Center (15) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Great Northern (12) 1986-11-29 REVOLUTION Strosacker 1987-01-13 MY FAIR LADY Strosacker*** 1987-01-16 TRON Strosacker** 1987-01-16 ALIEN Strosacker** 1987-01-16 2010 Strosacker** 1987-02-27 ALIENS Strosacker** 1987-04-03 TOP GUN Strosacke*** 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Colony (9) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Great Northern (12) 1987-08-29 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Strosacker*** 1987-09-04 THE UNTOUCHABLES Colony (1) 1987-09-11 APOCALYPSE NOW / THE UNTOUCHABLES Colony (1) 1988-01-12 OKLAHOMA! Strosacker*** 1988-01-15 COCOON Strosacker** 1988-01-15 THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR Strosacker** 1988-01-16 ALTERED STATES Strosacker** 1988-01-16 OUTLAND Strosacker** 1988-01-22 THE UNTOUCHABLES Strosacker*** 1988-05-20 WILLOW Colony (7) [70mm from Week 5] 1988-08-12 THE LAST EMPEROR Colony (2) 1988-10-21 WILLOW Strosacker*** 1988-11-04 DIE HARD Colony (1) 1989-05-19 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Colony (7) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Cedar Center (12) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Great Northern (12) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Severance (13) 1989-10-06 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Colony (1) 1989-12-01 DEAD POETS SOCIETY Strosacker*** 1990-01-19 ALIENS Strosacker** 1990-01-19 BRAINSTORM Strosacker** 1990-02-17 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Strosacker*** 1990-02-23 BATMAN Strosacker*** 1990-03-30 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Strosacker*** 1990-04-06 THE ABYSS Strosacker*** 1990-04-13 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Colony (1) 1990-06-15 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER Colony (3) 1990-09-07 DICK TRACY Colony (1) 1990-09-21 THE TWO JAKES Colony (1) 1990-10-05 FANTASIA Severance (7) 1990-10-19 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER Strosacker*** 1990-11-16 DICK TRACY Strosacker*** 1991-01-18 CAPRICORN ONE Strosacker** 1991-01-18 SUPERMAN II Strosacker** 1991-02-23 FANTASIA Strosacker*** 1991-04-13 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Strosacker*** 1991-10-19 SPARTACUS Strosacker*** 1991-11-01 BACKDRAFT Strosacker*** 1992-01-31 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Strosacker*** 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Severance [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Severance [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Great Northern (1+) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Severance (1+) 1992-06-12 STAR TREK VI Centrum (1) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1992-06-19 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Centrum (1) [Fri/Sat midnight] (70mm?) 1992-09-18 PATRIOT GAMES Centrum [Fri/Sat midnight] (70mm?) 1992-10-23 LETHAL WEAPON 3 Strosacker*** 1992-10-30 FAR AND AWAY Strosacker*** 1992-11-06 PATRIOT GAMES Strosacker*** 1993-04-?? BARAKA Tower City [CIFF] 1993-09-10 CLIFFHANGER Strosacker*** 1993-11-05 LAST ACTION HERO Strosacker*** 1993-??-?? BARAKA Centrum (?) 1993-??-?? HOWARDS END Centrum (?) 1994-11-18 TRUE LIES Strosacker*** 1996-??-?? VERTIGO Centrum (?) 19??-??-?? LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Centrum (?) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Valley View (1+) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Valley View (1+) 2022-04-23 HOWARD THE DUCK Strosacker** 2022-12-03 STREETS OF FIRE Strosacker*** 2023-01-24 GHOSTBUSTERS Strosacker** 2023-04-22 FAME Strosacker*** Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) 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 Boxoffice, The Plain Dealer, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Cleveland Public Library Center for Local & Global History and Ana Gomes (Case Western Reserve University Film Society). 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