| Ballindine | Val Gilmore (p) | | | Two DP70 (814+818) from Adelphi, Dublin. Both are in mint condition. | | Dublin | Adelphi (*»P) | | | Two DP70 (814+818). Opened 1939 with "Robin Hood". First Todd-AO was "South Pacific" and "The Miracle of Todd-AO". Opened 26.12.1958 and ran 9 weeks. DP70 moved 1976 and stored in Galway. Later moved to Val Gilmore, County Mayo. | | Dublin | Irish Film Centre (P) | | | Dublin showing "2001: A Space Odyssey". Picture by Dion Hanson
Two DP70 (838+851) from Columbia/Curzon West End, London summer 1998. 851 is for spares. The machine has been rebuilt and will function as a dual gauge, showing all normal aspects (35mm) as well as 70mm. The new lamphouse is a Strong Ultra 80 with 4k of light. The machine has a new motor, a new invertor and new control electronics, SRD penthouse (35mm), DTS (35 and 70mm) + six track mag. Sound is Dolby CP500, Dolby mag. preamps, 4 channels to stage (L/C/R/S) 6 channels of A type noise reduction. The projector also is water cooled and the nw screen (38 ft wide) has moveable side and top masking. Scope and 70 share common width. Lenses from Isco. |
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