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70mm Film Presentations
in London, England 1958 - 2001
.. in 70mm and 6-track magnetic
stereophonic sound
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All
70mm film lists
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| Compiled
by: projectionist Mr. John Sharp. |
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| Title |
Released |
Cinema |
Notes |
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SOUTH PACIFIC
|
April 21, 1958
|
Dominion
|
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SLEEPING BEAUTY
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July 29, l959
|
Astoria
|
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SOLOMON AND SHEBA
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October 27, l959
|
Astoria)
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BEN-HUR
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December 16, l959
|
Empire
|
|
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OKLAHOMA!
|
December 26, l959
|
Metropole
|
Original
release date was September 6, 1956 at Odeon Leicester Square in
CinemaScope and stereophonic sound. |
|
CAN-CAN
|
March 22, 1960
|
Metropole
|
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THE ALAMO
|
October 27, 1960
|
Astoria
|
|
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SPARTACUS
|
December 8, 1960
|
Metropole
|
|
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EXODUS
|
May 9, l961
|
Astoria
|
|
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THE KING AND I
|
August 13, l961
|
Metropole
|
Re-release |
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BLACK TIGHTS
|
September 7, l961
|
Coliseum
|
|
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KING OF KINGS
|
November 15, l961
|
Coliseum
|
|
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EL CID
|
December 5, l961
|
Metropole
|
|
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BARABBAS
|
February 4, 1962
|
Odeon Haymarket
|
|
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WEST SIDE STORY
|
February 27, 1962
|
Astoria run
|
Odeon Leicester
Square Premiere |
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PORGY AND BESS
|
October 2, 1962
|
Dominion
|
|
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MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
|
November 19, 1962
|
Royalty
|
|
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LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
|
December 10, 1962
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
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FLYING CLIPPER
|
March 4, 1963
|
Dominion
|
|
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TARS BULBA
|
April 4, 1963
|
Odeon Haymarket
|
|
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55 DAYS AT PEKING
|
May 6, 1963
|
Dominion
|
|
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CLEOPATRA
|
July 31, 1963
|
Dominion
|
|
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IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD
|
December 2, 1963
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
|
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THE CARDINAL
|
December 20, 1963
|
Astoria
|
|
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THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
|
March 24, 1964
|
Astoria
|
|
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BECKET
|
March 25, 1964
|
Plaza
|
|
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THE GOLDEN HEAD
|
June 18, 1964
|
Royalty-Cinerama
|
|
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THE MAGNIFICENT SHOWMAN a.k.a. CIRCUS
WORLD
|
July 16, 1964
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
|
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CHEYENNE AUTUMN
|
November 19, 1964
|
Warner
|
|
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LA FAYETTE
|
January 10, 1965
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
|
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MY FAIR LADY
|
January 21, l965
|
Warner
|
|
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LORD JIM
|
February 15, l965
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
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THE FLAMING YEARS
|
March 11, l965
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
|
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC
|
March 29, l965
|
Dominion
|
|
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THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
|
April 9, l965
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
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IN HARMS WAY
|
May 14, l965
|
Plaza
|
|
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OPERATION CROSSBOW
|
May 19, l965
|
Empire
|
|
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THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING
MACHINES
|
June 3, l965
|
Astoria
|
|
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THE BLACK TULIP
|
June, l965
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
|
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THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL
|
July 22, l965
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
|
October 7, l965
|
Odeon Haymarket
|
USSR Ballet version. |
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THE GREAT RACE
|
October 14, l965
|
Coliseum-Cinerama)
|
|
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THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
|
October 27, l965
|
Astoria
|
|
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HOLIDAY IN SPAIN
|
February 27, 1966
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
a.k.a. SCENT OF
MYSTERY |
|
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
|
April 2, 1966
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
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RUSSIAN ADVENTURE
|
April 7, 1966
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
|
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DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
|
April 26, 1966
|
Empire
|
|
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OTHELLO
|
May 2, 1966
|
Odeon Haymarket run
|
Odeon Leicester Square
Premiere. |
|
KHARTOUM
|
June 9, 1966
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
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THE BIBLE...IN THE BEGINNING
|
October 7, 1966
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
|
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IS PARIS BURNING?
|
December 7, 1966
|
Odeon Haymarket run
|
Plaza Premiere. |
|
GRAND PRIX
|
March 9, 1967
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
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THE SAND PEBBLES
|
April 5, 1967
|
Metropole
|
|
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WAR AND PEACE *
|
June 8, 1967
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
Re-issue |
|
THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT
|
July 6, 1967
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
|
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FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
|
October 16, 1967
|
Odeon
Marble Arch
|
|
|
CUSTER OF THE WEST
|
November 9, 1967
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
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CAMELOT
|
November 16, 1967
|
Warner
|
|
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DOCTOR DOLITTLE
|
December 13, 1967
|
Odeon Marble Arch
|
|
|
HALF A SIXPENCE
|
December 21, 1967
|
Astoria
|
|
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THE COMEDIANS
|
January 18, l968
|
Coliseum-Cinerama
|
|
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
|
March 21, l968
|
Coliseum Cinerama
|
Original release date was July 2, 1957 at Astoria in
34mm (thirtyFOUR!) and Cinestage format. |
|
2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY
|
May 10, l968
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
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PLAYTIME
|
July 14, l968
|
Odeon Haymarket
|
|
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STAR!
|
July 18, l968
|
Dominion
|
|
|
GONE WITH THE WIND *
|
September 10, l968
|
Empire
|
Re-issue |
|
OLIVER
|
September 26, l968
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
BOLSHOI BALLET:SECRET OF SUCCESS
|
October 3, l968
|
Odeon Kensington
|
|
|
MAYERLING
|
October 5, l968
|
Warner
|
|
|
FINIAN'S RAINBOW
|
October 10, l968
|
Odeon Marble Arch
|
|
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CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
|
December 12, l968
|
Astoria run
|
Odeon
Leicester Square Premiere. |
|
FUNNY GIRL
|
January 15, l969
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
WHERE EAGLES DARE
|
January 22, l969
|
Empire
|
|
|
WAR AND PEACE
|
January 23, l969
|
Curzon Mayfair
|
USSR
Version |
|
HELLFIGHTERS
|
January 30, l969
|
Odeon Marble Arch
|
|
|
7 BRIDES FOR 7 BROTHERS *
|
February 21, l969
|
Odeon Marble Arch
|
Re-issue |
|
SWEET CHARITY
|
February 25, l969
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
ICE STATION ZEBRA
|
March 27, l969
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
McKENNAS GOLD
|
April 9, l969
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
THE LONGEST DAY *
|
June 6, l969
|
Dominion
|
Re-issue |
|
ALFRED THE GREAT
|
July 14, l969
|
Empire
|
|
|
KRAKATOA:EAST OF JAVA
|
July 31, l969
|
Astoria
|
|
|
THE JOLSON STORY *
|
August 14, l969
|
Metropole
|
Re-issue |
|
WINNING
|
October 9, l969
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
JULIUS CAESAR *
|
November 1, l969
|
Empire
|
Re-issue |
|
THE DIRTY DOZEN *
|
November 13, l969
|
Empire
|
Re-issue |
|
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS
|
November 24, l969
|
Empire
|
|
|
HELLO, DOLLY!
|
December 22, l969
|
Odeon Marble Arch
|
|
|
PAINT YOUR WAGON
|
January 14, 1970
|
Astoria
|
|
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MAROONED
|
January 20, 1970
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
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THE WILD BUNCH
|
January 29, 1970
|
Warner
|
|
|
ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS
|
February 23, 1970
|
Odeon
Leicester Square
|
|
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AIRPORT
|
April 22, 1970
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
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PATTON:LUST FOR GLORY
|
May 8, 1970
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
CROMWELL
|
July 16, 1970
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
TOO LATE THE HERO
|
August 27, 1970
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
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KELLY'S HEROES
|
September 17, 1970
|
Empire
|
|
|
DARLING LILI
|
October 2, 1970
|
Plaza
|
|
|
TORA,TORA,TORA
|
October 8, 1970
|
Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARA
|
November 15, 1970
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
SCROOGE
|
November 26, 1970
|
Dominion
|
|
|
RYAN´S DAUGHTER
|
December 9, 1970
|
Empire
|
|
|
SONG OF NORWAY
|
December 10, 1970
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
THE LAST VALLEY
|
April 7, l971
|
Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
LE MANS
|
July 15, l971
|
Odeon Marble Arch
|
|
|
THE HORSEMAN
|
July 22, l971
|
Astoria
|
|
|
THE GREAT BATTLE
|
September 8, l971
|
Astoria
|
|
|
WATERLOO
|
October 26, l971
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
WILD ROVERS
|
November 3, l971
|
ABC Shaftesbury Avenue
|
|
|
HOW THE WEST WAS WON *
|
November 25, l971
|
Astoria
|
Re-issue |
|
NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA
|
November 29, l971
|
Odeon
Leicester Square
|
|
|
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
|
December 8, l971
|
Dominion
|
|
|
ZULU*
|
February 3, 1972
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
Re-issue |
|
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
|
March 2, 1972
|
Astoria
|
|
|
THE COWBOYS
|
March 21, 1972
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
|
March 27, 1972
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
Premiere only in 70mm. |
|
THE REVENGERS
|
May 31, 1972
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN
|
June 8, 1972
|
Empire
|
|
|
THE GREAT CARUSO*
|
June 22, 1972
|
Empire
|
Re-issue |
|
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS *
|
July 17, 1972
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
Re-issue |
|
SILENT RUNNING
|
September 28, 1972
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
THE PROFESSIONALS
*
|
November 12, 1972
|
Odeon Marble Arch
|
Re-issue |
|
THE GREAT WALTZ
|
November 29, 1972
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
MAN OF LA MANCHA
|
December 20, 1972
|
Dominion
|
|
|
TCHAIKOVSKY
|
February 1, l973
|
Odeon Haymarket
|
|
|
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW *
|
February 15, l973
|
Odeon
St.Martins Lane
|
Re-issue |
|
LOST HORIZON
|
March 26, l973
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
TOM SAWYER
|
April 19, l973
|
Dominion
|
|
|
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI *
|
July 17, l973
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
Re-issue |
|
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
|
August 1, l973
|
Dominion
|
|
|
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
|
August 23, l973
|
Plaza
|
|
|
THIS IS CINERAMA *
|
October 18, l973
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
Re-issue |
|
THE LION IN WINTER *
|
November 8, l973
|
Odeon Marble Arch
|
Re-issue |
|
PAPILLON
|
March 11, 1974
|
Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
RUN RUN JOE
|
April 11, 1974
|
Casino-Cinerama
|
|
|
THAT´S ENTERTAINMENT
|
October 2, 1974
|
Dominion
|
|
|
EARTHQUAKE
|
November 28, 1974
|
Empire
|
|
|
THE TOWERING INFERNO
|
January 30, l975
|
Warner
|
|
|
FUNNY LADY
|
March 17, l975
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
THE WIND AND THE LION
|
June 25, l975
|
Dominion
|
|
|
ROLLERBALL
|
September 3, l975
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
LUCKY LADY
|
December 26, l975
|
Dominion
|
|
|
THATS ENTERTAINMENT, Part II
|
May 20, 1976
|
Empire
|
|
|
LOGANS RUN
|
September 30, 1976
|
Empire
|
|
|
RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE
|
October 28, 1976
|
Odeon
Leicester Square and Odeon Marble Arch
|
|
|
A STAR IS BORN
|
March 24, 1977
|
Warner and ABC
Shaftesbury Avenue
|
|
|
A BRIDGE TOO FAR
|
June 23, 1977
|
Odeon Marble Arch
|
|
|
STAR WARS
|
December 26, 1977
|
Dominion and Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
|
March 13, 1978
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
THE WIZ
|
April 5, 1978
|
Dominion
|
|
|
GREASE
|
September 14, 1978
|
Empire
|
|
|
CAPRICORN ONE
|
January 11, l979
|
Classic Haymarket
|
|
|
THE DEER HUNTER
|
February 27, l979
|
ABC Shaftesbury Avenue
|
|
|
THE MUPPET MOVIE
|
May 31, l979
|
Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
DAYS OF HEAVEN
|
June 1, l979
|
Plaza
|
|
|
THE CHAMP
|
July 10, l979
|
Empire
|
|
|
HAIR
|
July 17, l979
|
Dominion
|
|
|
ALIEN
|
September 6, l979
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
APOCALYPSE NOW
|
December l, l979
|
ABC Shaftesbury Avenue
|
|
|
THE BLACK HOLE
|
December 18, l979
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
THE ROSE
|
February 7, 1980
|
Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN
|
March 13, 1980
|
Empire
|
|
|
SATURN 3
|
May 8, 1980
|
Classic Haymarket
|
|
|
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
|
May 20, 1980
|
Odeon
Leicester Square
|
|
|
FAME
|
July 23, 1980
|
Empire
|
|
|
CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC
|
July 31, 1980
|
ABC Shaftesbury Avenue
|
|
|
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND:
SPECIAL EDITION
|
September 18, 1980
|
Columbia
|
|
|
THE BLUES BROTHERS
|
October 10, 1980
|
Empire
|
|
|
THE BLUE LAGOON
|
October 16, 1980
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
RAISE THE TITANIC
|
November 12, 1980
|
Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
DIVINE MADNESS
|
December 18, 1980
|
Warner
|
|
|
THE JAZZ SINGER
|
January 29, 1981
|
ABC Shaftesbury Avenue
|
|
|
DANCE CRAZE
|
February 19, 1981
|
Dominion
|
|
|
TESS
|
April 9, 1981
|
Empire
|
|
|
ALTERED STATES
|
July 9, 1981
|
Warner and ABC
Shaftesbury Avenue
|
|
|
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
|
July 30, 1981
|
Empire and Plaza
|
|
|
OUTLAND
|
August 27, 1981
|
Warner and ABC Shaftesbury Avenue
|
|
|
HEAVENS GATE
|
September 10, 1981
|
Odeon Haymarket
|
|
|
QUEST FOR FIRE
|
April 8, 1982
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
ANNIE
|
July 7, 1982
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
PINK FLOYD:THE WALL
|
July 15, 1982
|
Empire
|
|
|
ROCKY III
|
July 22, 1982
|
Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
STAR TREK II:THE WRATH OF KHAN
|
July 22, 1982
|
Plaza
and ABC Shaftsbury Avenue
|
|
|
THE THING
|
August 26, 1982
|
Plaza
|
|
|
BLADE RUNNER
|
September 9, 1982
|
Warner and ABC
Shaftsbury Avenue
|
|
|
POLTERGEIST
|
September 16, 1982
|
Empire
|
|
|
THE ENTITY
|
September 30, 1982
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
TRON
|
October 21, 1982
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
GHANDI
|
December 3, 1982
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL
|
December 9, 1982
|
Empire
|
|
|
THE DARK CRYSTAL
|
February 17, 1983
|
Plaza
|
|
|
LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
|
March 24, 1983
|
Classic Shaftsbury Avenue
|
|
|
RETURN OF THE JEDI
|
June 2, 1983
|
Leicester SquareTheatre, Dominion and Odeon Marble
Arch
|
|
|
WAR GAMES
|
August 18, 1983
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
BLUE THUNDER
|
August 25, 1983
|
Classic Haymarket
|
|
|
STAYING ALIVE
|
September 22, 1983
|
Empire
|
|
|
THE STAR CHAMBER
|
November 3, 1983
|
Plaza
|
|
|
BRAINSTORM
|
December 23, 1983
|
Empire
|
|
|
THE RIGHT STUFF
|
March 2, l984
|
Warner
|
|
|
GREYSTOKE:THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD
OF THE APES
|
April 13, l984
|
Warner
|
|
|
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
|
June 15, l984
|
Empire and Plaza
|
|
|
SUPERGIRL
|
July 19, l984
|
ABC Shaftsbury Avenue
|
|
|
STAR TREK III:THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
|
July 27, l984
|
Plaza
|
|
|
STREETS OF FIRE
|
September 21, l984
|
Empire
|
|
|
GHOSTBUSTERS
|
December 7, l984
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
|
|
GREMLINS
|
December 7, l984
|
Warner
|
|
|
THE LAST STARFIGHTER
|
December 11, l984
|
Leicester
Square Theatre
|
|
|
DUNE
|
December 14, l984
|
Empire
|
|
|
AMADEUS
|
January 15, 1985
|
ABC Shaftsbury Avenue
|
|
|
CITY HEAT
|
March 1, 1985
|
Warner
|
|
|
2010
|
March 5, 1985
|
Empire
|
|
|
STARMAN
|
May 10, 1985
|
Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
RETURN TO OZ
|
July 10, 1985
|
Leicester Square Theatre
|
|
|
LADYHAWKE
|
August 9, 1985
|
Classic Haymarket
|
|
|
RAMBO:FIRST BLOOD 2
|
August 30, 1985
|
Warner
|
|
|
COCOON
|
September 13, 1985
|
Odeon Leicester Square
|
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