“The Wild Bunch”: The North American 70mm Engagements | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 25.06.2022 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter presentations of The Wild Bunch in North America. The Warner Bros./Seven Arts release was directed by Sam Peckinpah (Major Dundee, Straw Dogs) and starred William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond OBrien, Warren Oates, Jaime Sanchez and Ben Johnson. The Wild Bunch was originally released in 1969. The initial release was 35mm in the United States. There were, however, 70mm prints in a different, longer cut for selected bookings in key international markets. The 70mm prints of The Wild Bunch featured six-track stereophonic sound and full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm. During the 1995 Directors Cut re-issue, Warner Bros. circulated a 70mm coming-attraction trailer for Batman Forever. Other studios circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers screened during 70mm presentations of The Wild Bunch varied by venue and screening. Historical footnote: The 35mm re-release prints of The Wild Bunch included digital sound (Dolby Digital), which accelerated the trend of fewer titles released and re-released with 70mm prints. Opening date YYYY-MM-DD locale cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1970-01-14 Los Angeles, CA 4 Star (2) [First time shown in 70mm (in the USA)] 1990-05-27 Los Angeles, CA Fairfax Triplex [70mm Classic Film Festival] 1995-03-03 Los Angeles, CA Cinerama Dome (5) 1995-03-03 New York, NY Lincoln Square 13 (5) [THX] 1995-03-03 San Francisco, CA Castro (2) 1995-03-17 San Francisco, CA Regency I (2) 1995-03-31 New York, NY Walter Reade [Peckinpah retrospective] 1995-03-31 Phoenix, AZ Cine Capri (2) 1995-06-08 Atlanta, GA Fox [18th annual summer film festival] 1995-06-30 Dayton, OH New Neon Movies (1) [w/ My Fair Lady] 1995-07-14 Dayton, OH New Neon Movies (1) [w/ My Fair Lady] 1995-09-03 Hartford, CT Cinestudio (2 days) 1996-02-02 San Francisco, CA Castro 1996-02-16 Los Angeles, CA Plaza [Fri-Sat-Sun lateshow] 1996-03-01 Honolulu, HI Cinerama [Classics festival] 1996-09-13 Chicago, IL Navy Pier IMAX [Fri-Sat late night] 1996-10-18 San Francisco, CA Northpoint (1) [70mm festival] 1996-11-22 Dallas, TX Northpark West Twin [Fri-Sat lateshow] (THX) 1996-11-29 Dallas, TX Northpark West Twin [Fri-Sat lateshow] (THX) 1996-12-18 Los Angeles, CA 4 Star (1) 1997-02-28 Los Angeles, CA Plaza [Fri-Sat-Sun lateshow] 1997-11-01 Long Beach, CA Carpenter Center [Wide Screen Festival] 1999-02-17 Indianapolis, IN White River State Park IMAX (1) [Warner Bros. Classics] 1999-11-12 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [70mm festival] 2001-10-26 Columbia Heights, MN Heights (5 days) 2003-08-09 New York, NY American Museum of the Moving Image [widescreen series] 2003-08-10 New York, NY American Museum of the Moving Image [widescreen series] 2007-09-16 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival] 2008-07-07 San Francisco, CA Castro [70mm festival] 2009-05-07 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [70mm festival] 2015-07-15 Somerville, MA Somerville [70mm & Widescreen festival] 2015-11-08 Portland, OR Hollywood 2015-12-26 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2016-01-01 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2016-02-20 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2016-02-21 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2016-03-19 Tucson, AZ The Loft 2016-08-13 New York, NY American Museum of the Moving Image [70mm festival] 2016-08-14 New York, NY American Museum of the Moving Image [70mm festival] 2016-09-19 Somerville, MA Somerville [70mm & Widescreen festival] 2018-01-01 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2018-01-03 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2018-01-04 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2018-01-05 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2022-05-22 Somerville, MA Somerville [70mm & Widescreen festival] 2022-07-31 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival] 2023-04-14 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Legion at Post 43 [WB100 / TCM Classic Film Festival] The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel and Brad Miller. International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in this work. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading: 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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