| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
“Capricorn One”
| Panavision | June 2 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | Warner Bros. |  First of many Peter Hyams-directed movies to have 70mm prints. Also test screened in 70mm prior to release.
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| “Comes a Horseman” | Panavision | Oct 25 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | United Artists |  |
| “Crossed Swords” | Panavision | Mar 2 (USA) | 6-Track Stereo | Warner Bros. | Screened in 70mm at Radio City Music Hall in NYC (USA). Engagement included “The Glory Of Easter” stage show. AKA: “The Prince And The Pauper.” |
| “Days of Heaven” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Sept 13 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Paramount |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. Highly regarded as one of the finest spherical 35mm-to-70mm blow-ups. |
“The Deer Hunter”
| Panavision | Dec 8 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  US reserved seat engagement. One-week Academy Award consideration run Dec 8-14 in Los Angeles. Returned for nationwide release on Feb 23, 1979. Advertised in “Super 70mm 6 Track Stereo.” Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. |
“Grease”
“Grease” is Still the Word
| Panavision | Aug 4 (Australia) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Paramount |  Initially released in the US in 35mm on June 16. 70mm prints available in the US beginning August 16. 70mm re-issue in ‘79, & 35mm-digital in ‘98.
See: 70mm Films in Sydney
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| “The Manitou” | Panavision | April 26 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Avco Embassy |  Initially released as a 70mm Salt Lake City, Utah exclusive. Nationwide 35mm release in May. 70mm print circulated to other cities (including Chicago) later in run.
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| “Metamorphoses” | Panavision | May 3 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Sanrio |  US 70mm test screening in Los Angeles on June 14, 1977. Also see the archive entry for “Winds Of Change.”
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“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
| Panavision | July 21 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  Many of the early Dolby releases were released with a dual inventory (some Dolby, some non-Dolby) of 70mm prints. This was a rare example of one being advertised as such. |
| Star Wars (Re-Issue) | Panavision | July 21 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox |  The original release never ended in some theatres, but new prints (1,756 -- a record number at the time -- including a few 70mm), posters and ad campaign were created for this successful seven-week re-issue. Some 70mm prints were re-used from original run. |
Superman
| Panavision | Dec 15 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Warner Bros. |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. First 70mm release to feature (as a test) a discrete split surround soundtrack (Dolby Format 43). |
| Wiz, The | Spherical (1.85:1) | April 5 (UK) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal | US 35mm release: Oct 26.
See: 70mm Film Presentations in London
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