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| “2010” | Panavision | Dec 7 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | MGM/UA |  217 70mm prints. AKA: “2010: The Year We Make Contact.” 70mm trailer: “A View To A Kill” |
“Amadeus”
| Panavision | Sept 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Orion |  One of only a few films of the Dolby era to prominently promote “70mm Dolby Stereo,” rather than simply “Dolby Stereo,” on the one-sheet posters, trailers and artwork section of newspaper ads. |
“The Bear”
| Spherical (1.85:1) | Sept 28 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Embassy |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. This was the film about coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, not to be confused with the Jean-Jacques Annaud animal film of the same title from 1988/89.
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| “Carmen” | Panavision | Mar 14 (France) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Triumph | US 35mm release: Sept 20. AKA: “Bizet’s Carmen.” |
| “City Heat” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 7 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  World Premiere: Dec 5 (Los Angeles). Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Ladyhawke.” |
| “The Cotton Club” | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 14 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Orion |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailers: “The Falcon And The Snowman” & “The Mean Season” |
| “Dune” | Todd-AO 35 | Dec 14 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  Some theatres handed out a ‘Dune Facts’ booklet which explained some of the complex story elements. Re-edited for TV. |
| “Fort Saganne” | Technovision | May 11 (France) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Roissy | |
| “Ghostbusters” | Panavision | June 8 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia |  Nothing beats getting slimed in 70mm! 70mm trailer: “The Karate Kid.” |
| “Gremlins” | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 8 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. This release debuted a new WB logo. 70mm trailer: “The Never Ending Story”. |
"Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes"
| Super 35 | Mar 30 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. |  This was the first feature-length Super 35 production (aka ‘Super Techniscope’ & ‘System 35’) to be blown up to 70mm in a full-width ratio. Just over a dozen 70mm prints struck (reportedly off the original negative for exceptional image quality). 70mm trailers: “Once Upon A Time In America” & “Gremlins.”
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“Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom”
“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”: The North American 70mm Engagements
| Panavision | May 23 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Paramount |  243 70mm prints (the most ever produced for a single release). 70mm trailer: “Rhinestone” |
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“The Last Starfighter”
| Panavision | July 13 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  70mm trailer: “Dune” |
“The Razor’s Edge”
| J-D-C | Oct 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia |  70mm trailer: “Starman”
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“The River”
| Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. |
| “Starman” | Panavision | Dec 14 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia |  AKA: “John Carpenter’s Starman” |
| “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” | Panavision | June 1 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Paramount |  100+ 70mm prints. 70mm trailers: “The Last Starfighter” & “2010” (teaser) |
| "Streets of Fire" | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 1 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal |  Original Aspect Ratio (OAR) blow-up. 70mm trailer: “The Last Starfighter” |
| Supergirl | Panavision | July 19 (UK) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | TriStar |  US release: Nov 23.
See: 70mm Film Presentations in London
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