“Earthquake”: The North American 70mm Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 28.06.2022 |
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Falke Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark. European 70mm release of "Earthquake" in
70mm and Sensurround, 1974. The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter engagements of “Earthquake” in the United States and Canada. The Universal release — directed by Mark Robson (“Lost Command,” “Valley of the Dolls”) and starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Genevieve Bujold and Richard Roundtree — opened November 15th, 1974. The 70mm prints of “Earthquake” featured six-track stereophonic sound (some with Sensurround encoding) and 2.20:1 full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm. Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … city — cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] PART 1: FIRST RUN No evidence could be found confirming any first run 70mm presentations of “Earthquake” in the United States or Canada. (There were 70mm prints for some international bookings.) |
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 PART 2: SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS 2022-06-23 … Somerville, MA — Somerville [70mm & Widescreen festival] 2026-09-13 … Beverly Hills, CA — Fine Arts [70mm Sundays series] The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Ian Judge, Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel and Scott Norwood. 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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