“Black Tights”: The North American 70mm Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 28.06.2022 |
 The
following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
engagements of “Black Tights” in the United States and Canada. These were
the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture.“Black Tights” (aka “Un deux trois quatre!” and “Les collants noirs”) was among four confirmed first-run films released in 1962 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Magna release was directed by Terence Young (“Thunderball,” “Mayerling”) and starred Cyd Charisse, Moira Shearer, Zizi Jeanmaire, Roland Petit and introduced by Maurice Chevalier and was a four-part anthology of ballets based upon “La Croqueuse de diamants,” “Cyrano de Bergerac,” “Deuil en 24 heures” and “Carmen.” The 70mm prints of “Black Tights” featured discrete six-track stereophonic sound and full-frame imagery sourced from Technirama Large Aperture (promoted as “Super Technirama 70”). The film was exhibited with a reserved-seat “roadshow” policy (one of nine such releases in ’62). Premiere date YYYY-MM-DD … city — cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] PART 1: THE ROADSHOW ENGAGEMENTS (reserved seat policy / 70mm print) 1962-03-27 … Los Angeles — Four Star (7) PART 2: SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS (unreserved seating / general-release policy) 1962-09-20 … Minneapolis — Century (1) [70mm festival] The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion. Special thanks to Bill Kallay. International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in this article. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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