70mm Presentations in Harrisburg | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 27.05.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included. The emphasis here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.). Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas ERIC 4400 Derry Street (East Park Center) 1,350 seats (original single-screen configuration) Ownership timeline: SamEric 1963-88, Creative Ent. 1988-90, UA 1990-94 TRANS-LUX 200 Colonial Park Plaza 1,000 seats (original single-screen configuration) Ownership timeline: Trans-Lux 1966-??, SamEric 19??-86 Part 2: The 70mm Presentations Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] * Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1963-07-10 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Eric (6) 1964-01-17 SPARTACUS Eric (1) 1964-02-05 WEST SIDE STORY Eric (1) 1964-02-26 OKLAHOMA! Eric (1) 1964-05-14 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY Eric (1) 1965-07-14 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Eric (67) 1966-09-21 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Trans-Lux (26) # 1966-12-21 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Eric (8) 1967-02-14 HAWAII* Eric (19) # 1967-03-21 THE SAND PEBBLES* Trans-Lux (9) # 1967-05-24 GRAND PRIX* Trans-Lux (13) 1967-09-27 THE BIBLE* Eric (12) 1967-12-22 GONE WITH THE WIND* Trans-Lux (20) 1968-02-14 CAMELOT* Eric (19) 1968-06-12 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Trans-Lux (15) 1968-06-26 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Eric (9) # 1968-09-25 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Eric (1) 1969-01-29 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Trans-Lux (7) 1969-02-05 STAR!* Eric (6) 1969-06-19 SWEET CHARITY* Eric (5) 1969-07-30 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Trans-Lux (4) 1970-??-?? GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS cinema (?) 1970-??-?? HELLO, DOLLY! cinema (?) 1970-??-?? PAINT YOUR WAGON cinema (?) 1970-??-?? PATTON cinema (?) 1970-??-?? SONG OF NORWAY cinema (?) 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Eric (1+) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Eric (18) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Eric (1+) 1984-12-07 2010 Eric (1+) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to contractual terms or print damage (and the distributors unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print) or because the booking was moved to a non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the reverse may have been true in some cases whereas a booking began with a 35mm print because the lab was unable to complete the 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run switch to 70mm. In these cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure. During the roadshow era, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the applicable duration figure. References: Various issues of The (Harrisburg) Evening News and The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special thanks: Jonathan Crist and Dauphin County Library. 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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