| Aachen |
Capitol |
|
Two DP70
(1467+1484) |
| Abenberg |
Gerhard
Wellein, WFT Film Technics (Private) |
|
Two DP70
(1507+1514) from
Delphi, Nuremberg, Germany |
| Berlin |
Capitol (») |
| |
Originally
opened in the 1920s. CinemaScope in 1954. Around 1959
Cinerama was installed with three booths. Rebuilt in 1961
into one projection booth and regular 70mm. Opened 1965 as
70mm theatre with 30 m screen and Ashcraft Super Cinex
lamphouses operating at 180 Amps. Closed. There are
conflicting stories about dates and screen size. |
| Berlin |
City Theater |
| |
Two DP70 (1870+1877).
Opened 21.05.1965 with 18 x 8,5 metre curved screen and Mole
Richardson high power arcs. 617 seats. Same building as
Royal. |
| Berlin |
Filmpalast
Berlin (P) |
| |
One DP70 (1472)
from Jean-Pierre Gutzeit. Dolby Digital sound |
| Berlin |
Freizeitpark
Treptow (P) |
| |
One DP70.
Special venue. Tent cinema. Only 1993 |
| Berlin |
Mr Jean-Pierre
Gutzeit (p) |
| |
Six DP70 (907+908+1472+1474+1866+1867).
1472 to Filmpalast, Berlin. 1474+1867 to Kinoton, München. |
| Berlin |
MGM Theatre (*») |
| |
Two DP70 one
FP7. Opened 1956 and closed 1976. Demolished. |
| Berlin |
Royal #1 (Palast)
(P) |
| |
Two DP70 (2109+2168).
DTS, SR.D, CP200, ST270, one FP20. Opened during Berliner
Filmfestival 1965 with "The Greatest Story Ever
Told". Same building as the City. One of the
largest deep curved screens (120 dgr) of Europe. 30 x 13
metres. |
| Berlin |
Royal #2 (P) |
| |
Two DP70 (1870+1877).
Originally City Theater. |
| Berlin |
Titania Palast
(») |
| |
Opened 1921
with 1888 seats. Third 70mm house in Berlin. Opened as 70mm
theatre in April 1961 with "Spartacus" with
1600 seats. 24 x 10 m curved screen (22 meters across).
Closed and turned into a supermarket, a boutique and a
rehearsal theatre. Reopened about 1997 as a Multiplex Cinema with 5 screens.
Largest screen 17 metres. No 70mm. |
| Berlin |
Mobile cinema
from one town to another. (») |
| |
This cinema is
a mystery. Remains to be confirmed. |
| Bielefeld |
Scala |
| |
Two DP70 (2391+
). Opened 1966. 2500 Watt xenon an 13,9 x 6,2 m screen.
Closed about 2001 |
| Bonn |
Universum (») |
| |
Two DP70 (1630+1638).
Cinema demolished |
| Braunschweig |
Kaiserhof
Theatre (») |
| |
Two DP70 (1509+
). Screen 13,6 x 6,2 m with 1,85 depth. 1509 moved to
Grindel in Hamburg. |
| Bremen |
City #1 |
| |
One DP70
(1743).
Closed December 1999. Reopened February 2000. DP70 from Gloria Center Hannover |
| Düsseldorf |
Europa (P) |
| |
Two DP70. SR.D,
ST270, CP200. DTS |
| Düsseldorf |
Residenz |
| |
Two DP70. 18
meter screen. Closed in March 2000. Now a theatre. |
| Düsseldorf |
Savoy (*»P) |
| |
Two DP70. 16,5
x 8 m screen with 2,3 m depth. CP200, Philips magnetic
stereo. DTS |
| Düsseldorf |
Tonhalle (*») |
| |
3-strip
Cinerama. Demolished. |
| Düsseldorf |
Kristall Palast
(») |
| |
Demolished |
| Essen |
Eulenspiegel
(P) |
| |
One DP70 (2191) |
| Essen |
Europa Palast |
| |
Two DP70 (2037+2039)
3-strip Cinerama. 85 ft single sheet 120 degree screen.
Philips FP20 3-strip Cinerama equipment and prints saved by
The International Cinerama Society. The building still exists. |
| Essen |
Europa Palast (Cinerama) #2 |
| |
One DP70 (No
serialnumber) 35mm only. |
| Frankfurt am
Main |
Grand Palast (*») |
| |
Two DP70 from
1958. 900 seats. Ran "Oklahoma!" more than
11 weeks in Todd-AO.The Grand Palast was closed in the
mid-sixties, the building was used as a furniture store for
several years. Around 1993, the building was torn down.
Today the space is occupied by the Frankfurt Arabella Grand
Hotel. |
| Frankfurt am
Main |
Lichtspiele
Filmpalast (*») |
| |
Opened January
1962 with 3-strip Cinerama. 1470 seats. Demolished. |
| Frankfurt am
Main |
Royal (*»P) |
| |
Two DP70 (757+765).
ST270, SR.D, CP200. Former MGM Theatre and MGM Cinerama.
According to the late Philips technician Mr. Richard Mai who
worked on the installation of the MGM Theatre in 1956/57,
there was no provision for three-strip Cinerama, but to this
day the Royal has a deep curved screen with an aspect ratio
of ca. 1:2.7. In 1991 the Ultra-Panavision anamorphic
projection lenses were still in the projection room.
Last screening was on April 2, 2003. The first movie shown was
"High Society", the last regular show featured
"Daredevil".
The machines left the projection booth in July 2003. No. 757 will be on display in the technical exhibition of the German Film Museum (Deutsches Filmmuseum). The machine was donated by the owner, Filmtheaterbetriebe Jaeger here at Frankfurt.
No. 765 is sold separately. |
| Germering |
Kinoton |
|
One DP70 (2223)
spottet at the factory July 31, 2003 |
| Hamburg |
Grindel #1 (»P) |
| |
Four DP70 (774+1509+1833+1834).
Original DP70 projectors taken out when cinema was tripled.
3-strip Cinerama. "Windjammer" have been
shown here. THX and SR.D, DTS. Present DP70 came from Haus
Savoy in Hamburg and Braunschweig. 1833 and 1834
are in storage. |
| Hamburg |
Savoy
(*»P) |
| |
Two DP70. (774+776).
Originally Haus Savoy. Opened 14.03.1957 as the first
purpose built Todd-AO theatre in Germany and Europe. Screen
20 x 8,5 m round the curve (17 x 7,2 m across the screen).
4,4 m depth. 900 seats. Philips magnetic sound. The first
film was "Oklahoma!" in German language
(songs in original version). "The Miracle of
Todd-AO" ("Das Wunder von Todd-AO") was
also shown. DP70 number 774 moved to Grindel.
The "Savoy" Hamburg is not a commercial cinema any longer. An Indian society
has used it for private screenings. Owners plans to demolish the building |
| Hamburg |
UFA Palast (») |
| |
Two DP70 (1833+1834).
Opened 1959. 3-strip equipment. Large cinema rebuilt into 17
screen. DP70 split to two screens. |
| Hamburg |
UFA Palast #1 |
| |
One DP70 (1833)
from original cinema. Demolished 1995 DP70 to Grindel. SR.D |
| Hamburg |
UFA Palast #17 |
| |
One DP70 (1834)
from original cinema. Demolished 1995 DP70 to Grindel. |
| Hamburg |
Christopher
Mondt (p) |
| |
One DP70 (1859).
Bought in 2000. 1859
was reused for spare part needs. The mechanism is used as a
display unit in Schoenberg's Orpheum theatre in the foyer.
Base
and lamphouse were dumped. |
| Hannover |
Gloria Palast (»P) |
| |
Two DP70.
3-strip Cinerama. "Windjammer" played 50
weeks before opening of the first 70mm film which was "Spartacus".
Screen: 13 x 6,1 m and 1,8 m deep. 85 amp. Philips magnetic
sound and speakers. |
| Hannover |
Rivoli
Kinocenter (*»P) |
| |
Two DP70. 5th
DP70 installation in Germany. 16 m screen. Opened 21.02.1958
(Philips Kinotechnik Easter 1958) with 930 seats. Harkness
Perlux screensize for Todd-AO: 16 x 7,5 metres. There were
29 metres from the projectors to the screen. |
| Hildesheim |
Neue Schauburg |
| |
Two DP70.
Opened 1965. |
| Karlsruhe |
Cinema (P) |
| |
One DP70 (785)
from City Film Theatre. Former balcony of cinema Schauburg.
DP70 (785) removed 1997 and stored in Karlsruhe with
2 DP70 (885+886) from the Atrium cinema in Stuttgart. |
| Karlsruhe |
City Film
Theatre (*»P) |
| |
Two DP70 (781+785).
Opened 24.05.1960. Philips FP20 3-strip CINEMIRACLE.
Miracle Mirror Screen 12,7 x 5,8 m with 1,47 m curve. Throw
21,7 m. UFA Multiplex today and no DP70. One projector (781)
sent to Museum Lichtspiele #3, Munchen. DP70 no 785 went to
Cinema, Karlsruhe. SR.D |
| Karlsruhe |
Herbert Born |
| |
Three DP70
(1496+1499+1866) |
| Karlsruhe |
Schauburg |
| |
Two DP70. DP70
removed, now DP75. 17 metre screen. Opened 1969 with "2001:A
Space Odyssey". Original theatre had a balcony
which is now called "Cinema". See this. |
| Köln |
Auensaal.
Photokina 1956 (T) |
| |
1st Todd-AO
installation in Europe from 29.09.1956 to 07.10.1956. "The
Miracle of Todd-AO" and reels of "Oklahoma!"
shown on a 16 (along the curve) x 7,2 m curved Todd-AO
screen with 4 m depth and 14 meter cord. 273 seats. 50.000
people saw this in a week. Another DP70 exhibited in Philips
Exhibition Hall. |
| Köln |
Auensaal.
Photokina 1958 (T) |
| |
27.09.1958-05.10.1958 |
| Köln |
Photokina 1960
(T) |
| Köln |
Photokina 1963
(T) |
| |
16 – 24 March
1963 |
| Köln |
Weisshaus (») |
| |
Closed.
I´m probably the last projectionist, who operated at least one of the two DP70s in Weisshaus Theatre, Cologne, Germany, as it should be,- as real 70mm machines! These two machines where still in good working order in 1968, when I used them, (unfortunately daily as 35mm machines only.)
Lamp houses have been Philips HI 85, carbon arc 85 A. In 1968 at Weisshaus Cinema I received a 70mm commercial spot (cigarettes) which had to be shown 3 times per day. So I converted one DP70 to 70mm and kept this modification for weeks, using as change-over-couple for the main
program the second one, together with the as well installed Philips FP56.
I still remember the story of that commercial: it was a heli-flight between the skyscrapers in Manhattan.
I felt a bit sorry, when I read, that these brilliant machines have been scrapped. The original building, with its great inner
architecture (stall and floor) is still there.
In these days, all residues of cinematographic times in
WEISSHAUS CINEMA COLOGNE are removed and the owner converts
the house into an giant gym-hall with training machines on two
storeys.
I entered the construction area one evening, seeing that a 2.
floor has been set up in the former auditorium, but the rest
of the decoration surrounding the stage + screen still
existed.
Kind regards from Cologne, Hans-L. Wißkirchen |
| Mainz |
Residenz (P) |
| |
Two DP70.
CP200. Screen: 14 metres. Re-opened by Cinestar
Group November 2002. Projectors are looking like new and fully complete. |
| Mannheim |
Plankenlichtspiele
(») |
| Mannheim |
Scala (*») |
| |
Two DP70. 4th
DP70 installation im Germany from 19.12.1957. Opened with "Oklahoma!"
and "The Miracle of Todd-AO". 732 seats.
Have shown Cinemiracle |
| München |
BMW Museum (P) |
| |
One DP70. |
| München |
City
Filmtheater #1 (*»P) |
| |
Two DP70 (1347+1364).
401 seats and a CP200. Used to be City Kinos. SR.D |
| München |
Hasso |
| |
Two DP70 from
Moviemento in Linz, Austria. |
| München |
IMAX Theatre,
Forum der Technik (P) |
| |
Two DP70 (1474+1867).
Opened 05.11.1992 in old pre WWII war concert hall. Screen
22 x 18 m. 329 seats. Both projectors have been modified
beautifully by local firm Kinoton Gmbh to accept very short
focal lenght lenses. THX. |
| München |
Kinoton Gmbh |
| |
Two DP70 (1474+1867)
from Mr Jean-Pierre Gutzeit, Berlin. Projectors sold to IMAX
Theatre, München. |
| München |
Museum
Lichtspiele #3 (P) |
| |
One DP70 (781)
from City Film Theater, Karlsruhe. DTS |
| München |
Royal
Filmpalast #A (*»P) |
| |
One DP70 (764).
3-strip Cinerama. Opened 17.07.1958 826 seats. First film
was "Oklahoma!" in 1959. Original screen
was 16,4 meters round the curve x 8,3 metres high (180 sqm)
and deeply curved. Have shown "Love in 3D",
a 70mm side-by-side 3D process called STEREO-70. Mole
Richardson High power arcs. THX, SR.D, CP200. DTS |
| München |
Royal
Filmpalast #E (P) |
| |
One DP70 (770)
from Royal Palast #A from July 1993. SR.D. THX |
| Münster |
Fuerstenhof
Film Theater (*»P) |
| |
2nd German
cinema with FP20 3-strip CINEMIRACLE equipment from October
1959. |
| Münster |
Stadt New York
#1 (P) |
| |
One DP70.
Opened 1992. |
| Münster |
Rezidenz |
| |
Closed 2000 |
| Nürenberg |
Admiral
Kinocenter #1 (*») |
| |
Two DP70. (___
+ 760) Opened 30.10.1957 as Admiral-Palast with
1000 seats and "The Miracle of Todd- AO". The
70mm screen was 12 x 5,4 metres and 2,75 metres deep. The
first film to play was "Der schönste Tag meines
Leben". SR.D. DTS. 760 (Machine 2) moved to
Private, Oliver Ochman in Würzburg, Germany. Closed an
demolished October 2000. One DP70 to Projectionist Hermann Bart in
Nuernberg. |
| Nürenberg |
Hermann Bart
(Private) |
|
One DP70 from Admiral Cinema in Nuernberg |
| Nürenberg |
Delphi (») |
|
Both DP 70 are now owned by Gerhard
Wellein, WFT Film Technics in Abenberg, close to Nuremberg. |
| Osnabrück |
UFA Theater AG
- Filmpassage |
| Paderborn |
Udo Kaup
(Private) |
| |
One DP70 (1859).
From an amusement park in Belgium. Sold to Christopher Mondt,
Hamburg. |
| Salzgitter |
City-Filmtheater
(»P) |
| |
Two DP70 with
SPP lamps. Reopened 21.12.1962 with "West Side
Story". Originally opened 1952. Screen was 13 x 5,9
metres and 1,9 metres deep. DTS |
| Stuttgart |
Atrium #1 (*») |
| |
Two DP70 (885+886).
Single box 3-strip CINEMIRACLE. Screen is 14 m wide round
the curve (12,7 x 6,3 m). 737 seats. 4th Cinemiracle
installation in Germany and the first to have FP20 equipment
installed. "Windjammer" in 3-strip opened
14.08.1959 (712 seats). Local projectionists claims that "Windjammer"
later were shown in 35mm single strip versions too. "Oklahoma!"
was the first Todd-AO film. Philips Kinotechnik claims
it was "Porgy and Bess". Philips magnetic
stereo. Das Atrium closed 1995 and DP70 sent to Shauberg
theater in Karlsruhe for storage. |
| Stuttgart |
Gloria Palast
#1 (*»P) |
| |
Two DP70 (1399+1404)
1901 seats. From spring 1993: 533 seats and THX. On the
ex-balcony the Gloria Palast #2 cinema has been built. SR.D |
| Wolfsburg |
Imperial |
| |
Two DP70.
Opened August 1964 with "Cleopatra". 836
seats. Screen was 20 metres wide. Philips magnetic sound.
Both DP70 and "Cleopatra" posters were
displayed in the foyer prior to installation of Todd-AO. |
| Würtzburg |
Bavaria Theater |
| |
Two DP70 (2326+2330).
ST270. Demolished January 2001. 2326 to Oliver Oschmann (p).
2330 to unknown private. |
| Würzburg |
Private, Mr.
Oliver Oschmann |
| |
Two PD70 (760+2326) |
