“Earthquake”: The North American 70mm Engagements

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“Earthquake”: The North American 70mm Engagements “An event…”	Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
Compiled by: Michael Coate	Date: 28.06.2022
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 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.) PART 2: SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS 2022-06-23 … Somerville, MA — Somerville [70mm & Widescreen festival] 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.	More in 70mm reading: in70mm.com's SENSURROUND Page - FEEL THE SHAKES 70mm Cinemas in North America in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm 70mm Engagements by Title 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year Large Format 7OMM Engagements Month by month premiere list of wide gauge and 3-strip films Chronological premiere list of major 70mm films 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo



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