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Showcase Presentations in Louisville
A Chronology of Large Format and Roadshow Exhibition, 1956-Present

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The 70mm Newsletter
Compiled by: Michael CoateDate: 09.05.2017

Part 1: The Cinemas

 
CLARKSVILLE (Indiana)
Trans-Lux

FAIRDALE (Kentucky)
South Park Drive-In

LOUISVILLE (Kentucky)
Brown
Cinema 1 (see: Showcase Cinemas)
Penthouse
Rialto
Showcase Cinemas
Stony Brook
United Artists
 
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Part 2: The Engagements

 
The roadshows (i.e. reserved-seat engagements) are listed with an asterisk following their title.

m/o = a move-over engagement (i.e. a continuation of a booking from another cinema)

IMAX and other special venue presentations have not been included.

YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE … Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes or projection process if other than 70mm]

1956-08-21 … OKLAHOMA!* … Brown (19)

1957-02-20 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS* … Brown (14) [35mm]
1957-05-28 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Brown (18)
1957-10-02 … RAINTREE COUNTY* … Brown (13) [35mm] [world premiere engagement]
1957-12-29 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Brown (4)

1958-05-08 … SOUTH PACIFIC* … Brown (27)

1959-03-13 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Brown (6)
1959-10-15 … THE BIG FISHERMAN* … Brown (6)
1959-12-25 … PORGY AND BESS* … Brown (6)

1960-02-17 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA … Brown (5)
1960-05-19 … BEN-HUR* … Brown (23)
1960-10-28 … CAN-CAN* … Brown (12)

1961-03-16 … SPARTACUS* … Brown (8)
1961-03-29 … THIS IS CINERAMA* … Rialto (15) [Cinerama]
1961-06-22 … EXODUS* … Brown (7)
1961-07-13 … SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD* … Rialto (14) [Cinerama]
1961-10-19 … CINERAMA HOLIDAY* … Rialto (13) [Cinerama]

1962-01-11 … THE KING AND I … Brown (2)
1962-01-19 … SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE … Rialto (13) [Cinerama]
1962-01-26 … KING OF KINGS* … Brown (5)
1962-03-02 … EL CID* … Brown (10)
1962-04-20 … SEARCH FOR PARADISE … Rialto (6) [Cinerama]
1962-05-30 … WINDJAMMER … Rialto (13) [Cinerama]
1962-06-27 … WEST SIDE STORY* … Brown (14)
1962-08-29 … THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM* … Rialto (12) [Cinerama]
1962-11-21 … THE BEST OF CINERAMA … Rialto (11) [Cinerama]

1963-02-06 … THE LONGEST DAY* … Rialto (11) [35mm]
1963-04-12 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* … Penthouse (11)
1963-04-25 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* … Rialto (7)
1963-06-13 … HOW THE WEST WAS WON* … Rialto (26) [Cinerama]
1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA* … Penthouse (23)
1963-12-20 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* … Rialto (26) [“Cinerama”]

1964-08-14 … CIRCUS WORLD* … Rialto (9) [“Cinerama”]

1965-02-24 … MY FAIR LADY* … Penthouse (32)
1965-04-07 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Rialto (64)
1965-09-30 … THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* … Cinema 1 (5) [“Cinerama”]
1965-10-06 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Penthouse (11)
1965-11-03 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* … Cinema 1 (13) [“Cinerama”]
1965-12-25 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Penthouse (6)

1966-02-02 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE* … Cinema 1 (9) [“Cinerama”]
1966-04-20 … RUSSIAN ADVENTURE* … Cinema 1 (4) [“Cinerama”]
1966-05-18 … MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* … Cinema 1 (3) [“Cinerama”]
1966-06-29 … KHARTOUM* … Cinema 1 (7) [“Cinerama”]
1966-06-29 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Penthouse m/o (15 [79])
1966-06-30 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Rialto (31)
1966-10-14 … THE BLUE MAX* … Penthouse (10) [35mm]
1966-12-20 … IS PARIS BURNING?* … Cinema 1 (6) [35mm]

1967-02-02 … THE BIBLE* … Rialto (21)
1967-02-15 … HAWAII* … Cinema 2 (17) [35mm]
1967-03-08 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … Penthouse (20) [35mm]
1967-05-09 … ULYSSES* … Bard (3 days) [35mm]
1967-06-14 … THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE* … Cinema 2 (20) [35mm]
1967-07-12 … GRAND PRIX* … Cinema 1 (15) [“Cinerama”]
1967-12-20 … THE BIBLE … Penthouse (2)
1967-12-21 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Rialto (26)

1968-01-31 … CAMELOT* … Cinema 2 (14)
1968-02-07 … CUSTER OF THE WEST* … Cinema 1 (4) [“Cinerama”]
1968-05-01 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Cinema 1 (6) [35mm]
1968-06-19 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … Rialto (6)
1968-06-26 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Cinema 1 (14) [“Cinerama”]
1968-11-20 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … Cinema 1 (9) [“Cinerama”]
1968-12-19 … STAR!* … United Artists (6)
1968-12-20 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* … Mary Anderson (10) [35mm]
1968-12-22 … FUNNY GIRL* … Cinema 2 (24) [35mm]

1969-01-22 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW* … Cinema 3 (5) [35mm]
1969-03-19 … THE LION IN WINTER* … Cinema 3 (10) [35mm]
1969-05-22 … SWEET CHARITY* … Cinema 1 (6)
1969-06-11 … OLIVER!* … Cinema 2 (14) [35mm]
1969-08-05 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG … Trans-Lux (2)
1969-08-20 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA … Trans-Lux (3)
1969-11-12 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … Cinema 1 (12) [35mm]
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … United Artists (16)

1970-02-04 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* … Cinema 1 (9) [35mm]
1970-05-01 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … United Artists (2)
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY* … Penthouse (7)

1971-02-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Showcase (2)
1971-02-12 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER … Penthouse (14)
1971-09-15 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … United Artists (1)
1971-09-22 … GONE WITH THE WIND … United Artists (2)
1971-10-06 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … United Artists (2)
1971-10-20 … RYAN’S DAUGHTER … United Artists (1)
1971-10-20 … WEST SIDE STORY / AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Showcase (1)
1971-10-27 … WEST SIDE STORY / AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Trans-Lux (1)
1971-11-24 … THE BIBLE … Penthouse (1)

1972-02-16 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* … United Artists (19) [35mm]

1973-03-14 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Showcase (10)
1973-05-16 … LAST TANGO IN PARIS* … Showcase (10) [35mm]

1974-10-16 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Showcase (2)

1975-10-22 … CAMELOT … Showcase (1)

1977-12-14 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Showcase (23)

1978-12-15 … SUPERMAN … Showcase (22) [70mm from Week #12]

1979-02-23 … THE EXORCIST … Showcase (7)
1979-05-25 … ALIEN … Showcase (14)
1979-11-07 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Showcase (6)
1979-11-09 … THE ROSE … Showcase (15)

1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Showcase (37)

1981-02-06 … ALTERED STATES … Showcase (7)
1981-05-22 … OUTLAND … Showcase (6)
1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Showcase (57)

1982-03-19 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Showcase (5)
1982-06-04 … POLTERGEIST … Showcase (28)
1982-06-04 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Showcase (9)

1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Showcase (29)
1983-06-17 … SUPERMAN III … Showcase (8)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Showcase (4)
1983-10-21 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Showcase (7)

1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Showcase (18)
1984-06-08 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Showcase (28)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Showcase (7)
1984-12-14 … DUNE … Showcase (6)

1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Showcase (sneak preview screening)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Showcase (10)
1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Showcase (7)

1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … Showcase (sneak preview screening)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Showcase (32)

1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Showcase (10)

1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Showcase (29)
1989-05-26 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Stony Brook (8)
1989-06-09 … STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER … Showcase (11)
1989-12-22 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS … Stony Brook (2)

1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Showcase (15)

1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … Showcase (sneak preview screening)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Showcase (sneak preview screening)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Showcase (8)
1992-12-25 … HOFFA … Showcase (7)

Note that some of the 70mm presentations included in this listing were presented in 35mm during the latter weeks of engagement due to print damage and the distributor’s unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print or because the booking was moved to a smaller, 35mm-only 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, the 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the stated duration figure.

References/sources: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Courier-Journal and Variety; plus Dolby sound system installation records and projector and sound system trade advertisements.

Special Thanks: Louis Bornwasser and Vince Young.

Dedicated to Rick Mitchell, 1946-2011

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