“The Ten Commandments”: The North American 70mm Re-Release Engagements | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 01.09.2022 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter re-release engagements of “The Ten Commandments” in North America. The Cecil B. DeMille production and Paramount release starred Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget and John Derek. The film was shot in VistaVision and originally released in 1956 with standard 35mm reduction prints. The 70mm re-issue prints of “The Ten Commandments” featured Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A) and full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm which in turn had been sourced from VistaVision Large Aperture. Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … locale — cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1989-10-13 … St. Louis Park, MN — Cooper Twin (5) 1989-11-16 … Washington, DC — Cinema (2) 1989-12-22 … Brookline, MA — Coolidge Corner Twin (2) 1989-12-22 … Cincinnati, OH — Showcase Cincinnati (2) [THX] 1989-12-22 … Louisville, KY — Stony Brook 10 (2) [THX] 1990-03-02 … Orem, UT — SCERA* (3) 1990-04-?? … Seattle, WA — cinema (?) 1990-04-13 … Cleveland, OH — Colony (1) 1990-05-16 … Los Angeles, CA — Cinerama Dome* (1) 1990-05-25 … Los Angeles, CA— Bruin (2) [THX] 1990-06-15 … San Francisco, CA — Metro (1) 1990-07-06 … Creve Coeur, MO — Creve Coeur Triplex (2) 1990-09-15 … Anderson, IN — Paramount (2 days) 1991-03-22 … Redford, MI — Redford (2 days) 1991-03-25 … Boston, MA — Wang Center 1991-05-03 … Baltimore, MD — Senator (1) [70mm festival] 1991-11-01 … Richmond, VA — Ridge 7 (1) [ 70mm festival] 1991-11-22 … Austin, TX — Arbor 7 (1) [THX] *Charlton Heston attended opening night screening. The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, print enclosures, TAP records, and Dolby records. Special thanks to Bill Kallay and Bill Kretzel. 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: 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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