70mm Blow Up 1969 | | | | Updated 16-05-2011 |
| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
| Alfred The Great | Panavision | July 14 (UK) | 6-Track Stereo | MGM | US 35mm release: Oct 8. |
| Anne Of The Thousand Days | Panavision | Dec 18 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | Universal | Screened for a one-week Oscar consideration run in Dec ‘69. Re-opened in early 1970. |
| Battle Of Britain | Panavision | NA (France) | 6-Track Stereo | United Artists | US 35mm release: Oct 22. |
| Bitka Na Neretvi | Panavision | NA (Yugoslavia) | 6-Track Stereo | AIP | US 70mm release: April 28, 1971. AKA: “The Battle Of Neretva” & “The Battle On The River Neretva.” |
| Canción Del Olvido, La | Techniscope | NA (Spain) | 6-Track Stereo | Regia | |
| Explosión | Techniscope | NA (Spain) | 6-Track Stereo | Mercurio | |
| Golfo, El | Techniscope | NA (Spain) | 6-Track Stereo | Delta | |
| Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Panavision | Nov 5 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | MGM | US reserved seat engagement. |
| Jolson Story, The (Re-Issue) | Spherical (1.37:1) | Aug 14 (UK) | 6-Track Stereo | Columbia | Originally released in 1946. Prints featured the original Academy image “tilt-and-scanned” to fill the 70mm frame. US 70mm re-issue in 1969 unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” US 70mm re-issue in 1975. |
| Julius Caesar (Re-Issue) | Spherical (1.37:1) | Nov 1 (UK) | 6-Track Stereo | MGM | Prints featured the original Academy image “tilt-and-scanned” to fill the 70mm frame. Selected scenes were tinted. Originally released in 1953. |
| Lion In Winter, The | Panavision | Aug 21 (Australia) | 6-Track Stereo | Avco Embassy | US 35mm release in 1968. |
| Longest Day, The (Re-Issue) | CinemaScope | June 5 (Australia) | 6-Track Stereo | 20th Century Fox | Originally released in 35mm CinemaScope in 1962. |
| Marooned | Panavision | Dec 13 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | Columbia | World Premiere: December 12 (Los Angeles). US reserved seat engagement. AKA: “Space Travelers.” |
| Monstrous Del Terror, Los | Techniscope | NA (Spain) | 6-Track Stereo | Castilla | AKA: “Assignment Terror” & “Dracula vs. Frankenstein.” |
| Paint Your Wagon | Panavision | Oct 15 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | Paramount | US reserved seat engagement. |
| Residencia, La | Franscope | NA (Spain) | 6-Track Stereo | Regia | AKA: “The House That Screamed” & “Boarding School.” |
| Stewardesses, The | StereoVision 3-D/Magnavision 35 (1.33:1) | July 25 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | Sherpix | AKA: “Airline Stewardesses.” Billed on-screen as: “3-Dimensional Stereo-Vision as developed by Magnavision.” |
| Sweet Charity | Panavision | Feb 11 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | Universal | US reserved seat engagement. Advertised in “70mm/Panavision with Full Dimensional Sound.” Released with a dual inventory of prints: some had “happy” ending, others had “sad” ending. |
| Those Daring Young Men In Their Jaunty Jalopies | Panavision | Oct 3 (Australia) | 6-Track Stereo | Paramount | US release: May 28. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book Wide Screen Movies.’ AKA: ‘Monte Carlo Or Bust!’ |
| Una Sull’Altra | Panoramica | NA (Spain) | 6-Track Stereo | Atlantida | AKA: “Perversion Story” & “One On Top Of The Other.” |
| Undefeated, The | Panavision | Dec (Spain) | 6-Track Stereo | 20th Century Fox | US 35mm release: Nov 19. |
| Where Eagles Dare | Panavision | Jan 22 (UK) | 6-Track Stereo | MGM | US 70mm release: March 12. Advertised “In Spectacular 70mm.” |
| Wild Bunch, The | Panavision | Aug 21 (UK) | 6-Track Stereo | Warner Bros./Seven Arts | US release: June 18. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” European prints ran 144 minutes. US 35mm prints ran 134. US re-issue in 1981 (in 35mm) at 142 minutes. Re-issued again (with 70mm prints, as well as 35mm-Dolby Digital prints) in 1995 at 146 minutes...which is the version currently available on DVD. |
| Winning | Panavision | Oct 9 (UK) | 6-Track Stereo | Universal | US release: May 22. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
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