“The Concert for Bangladesh”: The 70mm Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 09.07.2016 |
 The
following is a reference / historical list of the 70-millimeter engagements of
“The Concert for Bangladesh” in North America. “The Concert for Bangladesh” was among six confirmed first-run films released in 1972 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The Apple/20th Century-Fox release was directed by Saul Swimmer and featured musical performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, and others. The 70mm prints of “The Concert for Bangladesh” featured full-frame imagery blown up from 16mm and discrete six-track audio. Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … City — Cinema (duration in weeks) 1972-03-23 … New York, NY — DeMille (5) 1972-03-24 … Los Angeles, CA — National (9) 1972-03-24 … San Francisco, CA — Warfield (5) 1972-03-29 … Boston, MA — Charles (11) 1972-03-29 … Philadelphia, PA — Regency (4) 1972-03-30 … Chicago, IL — McVickers (3) 1972-03-31 … Toronto, ON — Uptown (4) 1972-04-19 … Santa Ana, CA — United Artists (8) 1972-04-26 … Indianapolis, IN — Indiana (2) 1972-04-26 … Kansas City, MO — Capri (4) 1972-04-27 … Sacramento, CA — Tower (4) 1972-05-19 … Edmonton, AB — Rialto (2) Some engagements were double-billed with another film during the latter week(s) of their run. SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS 1972-04-26 … San Francisco, CA — Regency II (2) [70mm unconfirmed] 1972-05-10 … Asbury Park, NJ — St. James (3) 1972-05-24 … Moorestown, NJ — Plaza (1) 1973-10-19 … Des Moines, IA — River Hills [Fri-Sat midnight] 1973-11-21 … Chicago, IL — McClurg Court (2) 1973-12-07 … Northbrook, IL — Edens 2 (1) 1976-09-04 … Sunset Hills, MO — Mark Twain [midnight] 1977-03-11 … Albuquerque, NM — Fox Winrock [midnight] 1977-09-16 … Wichita, KS — Twin Lakes Twin [Fri-Sat midnight] This information has been principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Bill Kallay, Paul Linfesty and Vince Young. 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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