“Krakatoa, East of Java”: The North American 70mm Engagements | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 08.04.2018 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter engagements of Krakatoa, East of Java in the United States and Canada. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture.The ABC and Cinerama presentation was directed by Bernard Kowalski and starred Maximilian Schell, Diane Baker, Brian Keith and Sal Mineo. The North American premiere of Krakatoa was held in Los Angeles on May 14th. (The films world premiere was held a few months earlier in Tokyo.) Out of the hundreds of films released during 1969, Krakatoa was among only ten released with 70mm prints (three, including Krakatoa, from 65mm origination and seven blow-ups). The 70mm prints of Krakatoa featured discrete six-channel stereophonic sound and full-frame imagery sourced from 65mm photography. The majority of the 70mm presentations of Krakatoa were reserved-performance engagements with unreserved seating and with as many as four scheduled screenings per day. Premiere/opening date YYYY-MM-DD locale cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] *Advertised as a Cinerama (or Super Cinerama) presentation **Advertised as a 70mm (or Super 70mm) presentation ***Presentation format unadvertised ****Advertised as a Dimension 150 presentation *****Advertised as a Feelarama presentation 1969-05-14 Los Angeles, CA Cinerama Dome* (23) [reserved seating] 1969-06-24 New York, NY Cinerama* (20) 1969-06-24 Portland, OR Hollywood* (17) 1969-06-25 Chicago, IL Cinestage* (12) 1969-06-25 Honolulu, HI Cinerama* (14) 1969-06-25 Oklahoma City, OK Cooper* (16) 1969-06-25 Phoenix, AZ Bethany* (9) 1969-06-25 St. Louis, MO Cinerama* (13) 1969-06-25 San Diego, CA Center* (16) 1969-06-25 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Penthouse** (11) 1969-06-25 Washington, DC LEnfant** (7) 1969-06-26 Detroit, MI Summit* (11) 1969-06-27 Cleveland, OH Palace** (4) 1969-06-27 Milwaukee, WI Southgate* (6) 1969-07-01 Pittsburgh, PA Squirrel Hill** (5) 1969-07-02 Houston, TX Gaylynn* (6) 1969-07-02 Montreal, QC Imperial* (14) [reserved seating] 1969-07-09 New Orleans, LA Cinerama* (10) 1969-07-16 Denver, CO Cooper* (15) 1969-07-16 Sacramento, CA Esquire* (10) 1969-07-17 Indianapolis, IN Indiana* (7) 1969-07-18 Atlanta, GA Georgia* (6) 1969-07-18 Orlando, FL Beacham* (7) 1969-07-18 San Antonio, TX Woodlawn** (4) 1969-07-22 Boston, MA Gary** (3) 1969-07-23 Birmingham, AL 5 Points West** (4) 1969-07-23 Richmond, VA Westhampton** (6) 1969-07-23 Youngstown, OH State*** (3) 1969-07-24 Jacksonville, FL 5 Points* (4) 1969-07-25 Minneapolis, MN Mann** (3) 1969-07-25 Nashville, TN Belle Meade* (7) 1969-07-25 Toronto, ON Eglinton** (9) [reserved seating] 1969-07-29 Dayton, OH Dabel* (10) 1969-07-29 Philadelphia, PA Stanley** (4) 1969-07-30 Dallas, TX Tower** (4) 1969-07-30 Little Rock, AR Capitol** (2) 1969-07-30 Portland (Westbrook), ME Cinema I** (4) 1969-07-30 Rochester, NY Riviera** (8) 1969-08-01 San Jose, CA Town & Country* (9) 1969-08-05 Buffalo, NY Century* (4) 1969-08-05 Cincinnati, OH International 70* (6) 1969-08-05 Hartford (Wethersfield), CT Cine Webb** (6) 1969-08-06 Calgary, AB North Hill* (6) 1969-08-06 Columbus (Whitehall), OH Cinema East*** (4) 1969-08-06 Davenport (Milan, IL), IA Showcase 1* (5) 1969-08-06 Kansas City, MO Capri** (7) 1969-08-06 New Haven (Orange), CT Showcase 1* (8) 1969-08-06 Scranton, PA Strand** (4) 1969-08-06 Worcester, MA Showcase 2* (4) 1969-08-07 Charlotte, NC Carolina* (6) 1969-08-07 Salt Lake City, UT Villa* (20) 1969-08-07 Vancouver, BC Capitol* (7) 1969-08-08 Miami (Miami Beach), FL Sheridan* (8) 1969-08-13 Knoxville, TN Capri-70* (3) 1969-08-13 Omaha, NE Indian Hills* (8) 1969-08-13 Syracuse, NY Eckel* (4) 1969-08-13 Toledo, OH Showcase 1* (6) 1969-08-13 Winnipeg, MB Grant Park* (6) 1969-08-14 Des Moines, IA River Hills* (8) 1969-08-15 Atlantic City, NJ Virginia** (1+) 1969-08-15 Tampa, FL Palace* (6) 1969-08-20 Baltimore, MD New** (3) 1969-08-20 Louisville (Clarksville, IN), KY Trans-Lux** (3) 1969-08-20 Long Island (Hicksville), NY Twin South* (11) 1969-08-20 Newark (Montclair), NJ Clairidge* (8) 1969-08-27 Las Vegas, NV Cinerama* (6) 1969-11-19 Albuquerque, NM Fox Winrock*** (3) 1969-11-19 Colorado Springs, CO Cinema 150**** (3) 1969-11-19 Wichita, KS Uptown*** (3) 1969-11-20 Greenville, SC Astro I** (2) 1969-11-20 Odessa, TX Grandview** (2) 1969-11-21 Greensboro, NC Terrace** (2) 1969-11-21 Raleigh, NC Ambassador** (2) 1969-11-26 Columbia, SC Richland Mall** (1) 1969-11-26 Reno, NV Century 21*** (2) 1969-11-27 Huntsville, AL Westbury*** (2) 1969-12-03 Shreveport, LA Broadmoor** (2) 1969-12-25 Edmonton, AB Meadowlark* (4) 1969-12-25 Hamilton, ON Centre Twin West** (3) 1969-12-25 Quebec City (Ste-Foy), QC Cinema Ste-Foy Salle Alouette** (1) 1969-??-?? Harrisburg, PA Trans-Lux* (?) 1969-??-?? Providence, RI Elmwood** (?) 1969-??-?? Tulsa, OK Fox* (?) 1970-02-05 London, ON Park* (2) 1970-02-25 Seattle, WA Cinerama* (9) [reserved seating] 1970-03-04 Mason City, IA Park 70** (1) 1970-05-15 Ogden (Riverdale), UT Cinedome 70 North** (3) ADDITIONAL / SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS 1975-02-05 Hartford, CT Cinerama* (4) 1975-10-31 Phoenix (Scottsdale), AZ Kachina***** (1) [re-titled Volcano] This information has been principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Al Alvarez, Jim Barg, Kirk Besse, Raymond Caple, Nick DiMaggio, William Hooper, Bill Huelbig, Mark Huffstetler, Bill Kretzel, Mark Lensenmayer, Stan Malone, Robert Morrow, Gabriel Neeb, Jim Perry, Pete Sefcik, Joel Weide, Vince Young, and an extra special thank-you to all of the librarians who helped with this project. International 70mm presentations of this title have not been accounted for in this article. 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