“Star Trek: The Motion Picture” — The 70mm Engagements | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 21.09.2017 Updated 20-01-23 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter presentations of “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” in North America. “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” was among ten films (and at least four re-issues) released in 1979 with 70mm* prints for selected engagements. The Gene Roddenberry production and Paramount release was directed by Robert Wise (“West Side Story,” “The Sound of Music”) and starred William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelly. * Paramount’s original release plans for “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” called for 70mm prints in key markets, but due to the film’s late completion and studio’s unwillingness to delay its release, the 70mm print order was canceled and the film was issued entirely in 35mm upon its opening on December 7th, 1979. At least one 70mm print, however, appears to have been struck at a later date (allegedly for award-consideration screenings) and then placed in the studio’s repertory bookings inventory. The film’s 70mm prints featured Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format) and full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm. | More in 70mm reading: in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm 70mm Engagements by Title 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year |
 The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks, except where noted otherwise) is included in parenthesis following the cinema name.1981-02-26 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (4 days) [70mm festival] 1981-04-24 … Niagara Falls, ON — Pyramid Place (1) [70mm festival] 1981-06-05 … Windsor, ON — Centre (1) 1981-08-14 … Ottawa, ON — National Arts Centre Opera (2 days) 1981-11-20 … Cleveland, OH — Colony (1) 1981-12-04 … San Diego, CA — Loma (2) [w/ “2001: A Space Odyssey”] 1982-02-17 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (5 days) [70mm festival] 1982-09-24 … San Francisco, CA — Regency III (1) [w/ “Star Trek II”] 1982-11-05 … Hamilton, ON — Tivoli (2) [w/ “Star Trek II”] 1982-??-?? … London, ON — Park (?) [w/ “Star Trek II”] 1984-09-21 … Tukwila, WA — Lewis & Clark 7 (1) [w/ “Star Trek II” and “III”] 1985-05-12 … Norfolk, VA — Naro [w/ “Star Trek II” and “III”] (70mm?) 1987-08-05 … Ottawa, ON — National Arts Centre Opera The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Bill Kretzel, Paul Linfesty, Victor Liorentas, Doug Louden, Bill McAlpine and Rick Mitchell. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | |
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