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| | 70mm Presentations in Des Moines A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1960-Present | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 28.10.2022 | What follows is a title-based chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in Des Moines, Iowa, 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 focus 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
Capri Ingersoll Plaza / Merle Hay Mall River Hills Science Center of Iowa (IMAX)
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)
1960-11-10
BEN-HUR*
Capri (22)
1961-04-11
EXODUS*
Capri (8)
1962-04-11
WEST SIDE STORY*
Capri (16) 1962-08-03
EL CID*
Capri (13)
1963-04-12
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY*
Capri (8) 1963-06-05
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA*
Capri (11) 1963-06-26
CLEOPATRA*
Ingersoll (28)
1964-10-02
WEST SIDE STORY
Capri (1)
1964-10-31
EXODUS
Capri (4 days) 1964-12-23
MY FAIR LADY*
Ingersoll (26)
1965-04-07
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Capri (113) 1965-06-23
THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES*
Ingersoll (14)
1966-01-20
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY*
Ingersoll (9) 1966-12-23
THE BIBLE*
Ingersoll (21)
1967-06-07
OKLAHOMA!
Capri (2) 1967-09-27
GRAND PRIX*
Capri (10) 1967-12-22
CAMELOT*
Ingersoll (23) 1967-12-22
GONE WITH THE WIND*
Capri (27)
1968-04-19
MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY*
River Hills (10) 1968-06-13
DOCTOR DOLITTLE*
Ingersoll (11) 1968-06-26
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY*
River Hills (20) 1968-08-02
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Capri (2) 1968-11-13
ICE STATION ZEBRA*
River Hills (18) 1968-11-27
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
Capri (4) 1968-12-19
STAR!*
Ingersoll (10)
1969-03-19
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN*
River Hills (13) 1969-05-22
SWEET CHARITY*
Ingersoll (11) 1969-06-18
BEN-HUR*
River Hills (8) 1969-08-14
KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA
River Hills (8) 1969-11-12
PAINT YOUR WAGON*
River Hills (24)
1970-04-29
HELLO, DOLLY!*
River Hills (5) 1970-06-03
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS*
River Hills (6) 1970-07-15
PATTON
River Hills (14) [70mm from Week 6] 1970-09-11
GONE WITH THE WIND
Capri (6) 1970-10-21
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
River Hills (6) 1970-12-02
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
River Hills (3) 1970-12-25
SONG OF NORWAY*
River Hills (9)
1971-04-23
MY FAIR LADY
Capri (2) 1971-04-30
TORA! TORA! TORA!
River Hills (2) 1971-05-14
PAINT YOUR WAGON
River Hills (2) 1971-05-28
GRAND PRIX
River Hills (2) 1971-05-28
GONE WITH THE WIND
Capri (2) 1971-06-11
CLEOPATRA
Capri (1) 1971-06-11
SONG OF NORWAY
River Hills (1) 1971-06-18
SONG OF NORWAY
Capri (1) 1971-06-25
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
River Hills (3) 1971-07-16
HELLO, DOLLY!
River Hills (1)
1972-01-01
GONE WITH THE WIND
River Hills (1) 1972-01-21
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
River Hills (1) 1972-01-28
RYANS DAUGHTER
River Hills (1) 1972-02-04
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
River Hills (2) 1972-02-18
EXODUS
River Hills (1) 1972-02-25
FINIANS RAINBOW
River Hills (1) 1972-03-08
GONE WITH THE WIND
River Hills (1) 1972-09-13
GRAND PRIX
River Hills (1) 1972-09-20
BECKET
River Hills (1) 1972-09-29
BEN-HUR
River Hills (1) 1972-10-04
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
River Hills (5) 1972-11-08
GONE WITH THE WIND
River Hills (2) 1972-11-22
DOCTOR ZHIVAGOGO
River Hills (2) 1972-12-06
RYANS DAUGHTER
River Hills (1) 1972-12-13
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
River Hills (1)
1973-03-14
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
River Hills (1) 1973-03-14
THE SOUND OF MUSIC*
Capri (11) 1973-03-21
MAN OF LA MANCHA*
River Hills (4) 1973-05-09
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
River Hills (2) 1973-07-11
THIS IS CINERAMA
River Hills (7) 1973-08-29
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
River Hills (4) 1973-09-26
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
River Hills (3) 1973-10-17
CAMELOT
River Hills (3) 1973-10-19
THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH
River Hills [Fri-Sat midnight] 1973-11-09
TOM SAWYER
River Hills (2) 1973-12-07
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
River Hills (2)
1974-02-01
ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
River Hills (1) 1974-07-03
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
River Hills (4) 1974-08-07
THATS ENTERTAINMENT!
River Hills (10) 1974-10-18
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
River Hills (3) 1974-10-23
GONE WITH THE WIND
Capri (2)
1975-05-16
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
River Hills (1) 1975-05-23
CAMELOT
River Hills (1) 1975-05-30
HELLO, DOLLY!
River Hills (1) 1975-06-06
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
River Hills (2) 1975-06-18
THATS ENTERTAINMENT!
River Hills (1) 1975-09-19
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
River Hills (1) 1975-09-26
PAINT YOUR WAGON
River Hills (2) 1975-10-10
WEST SIDE STORY
River Hills (1)
1978-10-20
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
River Hills (9)
1979-05-25
ALIEN
River Hills (10)
1980-05-21
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
River Hills (30)
1981-05-08
GREASE
River Hills (2) 1981-08-21
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
River Hills (15)
1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
River Hills (8) 1982-09-17
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
River Hills (1) 1982-09-24
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN
River Hills (1) 1982-10-01
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
River Hills (1) 1982-10-08
POLTERGEIST
River Hills (2)
1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
River Hills (26) 1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Plaza (6)
1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
River Hills (19) 1984-12-07
2010
River Hills (7)
1985-03-01
AMADEUS
Plaza (4) 1985-06-21
COCOON
River Hills (8)
1986-05-16
TOP GUN
River Hills (31) [70mm from Week 8]
1988-05-20
WILLOW
River Hills (9) [70mm from Week 6]
1989-07-14
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
River Hills (2) 1989-08-09
THE ABYSS
River Hills (10) 1989-09-29
LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
River Hills [Fri-Sat midnight]
1992-05-16
FAR AND AWAY
River Hills [sneak preview] 1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
River Hills (10) 1992-12-07
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Merle Hay Mall [70mm?] 1992-12-08
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Merle Hay Mall [70mm?] 1992-12-09
DAYS OF THUNDER
Merle Hay Mall [70mm?] 1992-12-10
TOP GUN
Merle Hay Mall [70mm?] 1992-12-25
HOFFA
River Hills (5)
1993-11-19
GETTYSBURG
River Hills (3)
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 Boxoffice, Cinema Treasures, The Des Moines Register, Motion Picture Exhibitor, and Variety, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records
Special Thanks: Paul Johnson, Des Moines Public Library, Robert Smith.
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