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Aachen |
Eden Palace |
|
 Two DP70
(1467+1484). 1484 sent to scrapdealer. Remaining DP70 in
very good working condition.
Image by Manfred Vohsel
Eden Palace had Fedi 35/70 before with carbon arcs. Herbert
"King of the world" Born, did show "TMMITFM" in
70mm back in the old days. Slightly curved silver screen at
the time. Eden also showed "LOVE IN 3 DIMENSIONS" and
"OPERATION TAIFUN" in 70mm 3-D.
The
Curved screen of the Eden Palast Kino
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Abenberg |
Gerhard
Wellein, WFT Film Technics (Private) |
|
Two DP70
(1507+1514) from
Delphi, Nuremberg, Germany |
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Berlin |
Astor Film House (P) / Filmpalast
Berlin |
| |
 DP70 #1472 09.02.2009. Image by Thomas Hauerslev
One DP70 (1472)
from Jean-Pierre Gutzeit. Dolby Digital sound
More images:
Berlinale 2009 - Astor Cinema
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Berlin |
Capitol (») |
| |
Originally
opened in the 1920s. CinemaScope in 1954. Around 1959
Cinerama was installed with three booths. Rebuilt in 1961
into one projection booth and regular 70mm. Opened 1965 as
70mm theatre with 30 m screen and Ashcraft Super Cinex
lamphouses operating at 180 Amps. Closed. There are
conflicting stories about dates and screen size. |
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Berlin |
CITY im Europacenter |
| |
Two DP70 (1870+1877).
Opened 21.05.1965 with 18 x 8,5 metre curved screen and Mole
Richardson high power arcs. 617 seats. Same building as
Royal. Demolished together with the "ROYAL PALAST im Europacenter"). Machines to Kino International january 2009. |
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Berlin |
Saturn Super Store |
| |
 One DP70 (1870)
exhibited on the third floor in November 2013.
A
refrigerator and a DP70, please
Image by Gerhard Witte
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|
Berlin |
Freizeitpark
Treptow (P) |
| |
One DP70.
Special venue. Tent cinema. Only 1993 |
|
Berlin |
Kino International |
| |
Two DP70 (1870+1877)
Installed January 2009 for
Berlinale 2009 - 70mm
Retrospective |
|
Berlin |
Mr Jean-Pierre
Gutzeit (p) |
| |
Six DP70 (907+908+1472+1474+1866+1867).
1472 to Filmpalast, Berlin. 1474+1867 to Kinoton, München, and then, after restoration, to the IMAX, Munich. 1472 went to the cinema technician Mr. Deutschländer. Then to the 'ALHMABRA' in Berlin (Seestrasse), where it was never installed and later was bought from the cinema owner Hans-Joachim Flebbe for the reopening of the 'UFA Pavillion am Zoo' in 1988, now called 'Filmpalast Berlin' and renamed in 2009 as 'ASTOR Filmlounge'. |
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Berlin |
MGM Theatre (*») |
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Two DP70 one FP7. Opened 1956 and closed 1976. One "MGM" emblem now in Schauburg Kino, Kalrsruhe. Demolished 1977 |
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Berlin |
ROYAL PALAST im Europacenter / Royal #1 |
| |
 Two DP70 (2109+2168).
DTS, SR.D, CP200, ST270, one FP20. Opened during Berliner
Filmfestival 1965 with "The Greatest Story Ever
Told". Same building as the City. One of the
largest deep curved screens (120 dgr) of Europe. 30 x 13
metres. Demoslihed
Image by Hans Joachim Drewel
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Berlin |
Royal #2 (P) |
| |
Two DP70 (1870+1877).
Originally "CITY im Europacenter". Demoslihed |
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Berlin |
Titania Palast
(») |
| |
 Two DP70. Opened 1921
with 1888 seats.
Image by Philips
Third 70mm house in Berlin. Opened as 70mm
theatre in April 1961 with "Spartacus" with
1600 seats. 24 x 10 m curved screen (22 meters across).
Closed and turned into a supermarket, a boutique and a
rehearsal theatre. Reopened about 1997 as a Multiplex Cinema with 5 screens.
Largest screen 17 metres. No 70mm. |
|
Berlin |
Mobile cinema
from one town to another. (») |
| |
This cinema is
a mystery. Remains to be confirmed. |
|
Bielefeld |
Scala |
| |
 Two DP70 (2391+
). Opened 1966. 2500 Watt xenon an 13,9 x 6,2 m screen.
Closed about 2001
Image by Frank Stobbe
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Bonn |
Universum (») |
| |
Two DP70 (1630+1638).
Cinema demolished |
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Braunschweig |
Kaiserhof
Theatre (») |
| |
 Two DP70 (1509+
). Screen 13,6 x 6,2 m with 1,85 depth. 1509 moved to
Grindel in Hamburg.
Image by ?
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Bremen |
City Filmtheater #1 |
| |
 One DP70
(1743).
Closed December 1999. Reopened February 2000. DP70 from Gloria Center Hannover
Image by
Torsten Dubiel
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Düsseldorf |
Europa (P) |
| |
Two DP70. SR.D,
ST270, CP200. DTS |
|
Düsseldorf |
Kristall Palast
(») |
| |
Demolished |
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Düsseldorf |
Residenz |
| |
Two DP70. 18
meter screen. Closed in March 2000. Now a theatre. |
|
Düsseldorf |
Savoy (*»P) |
| |
 Two DP70. 16,5
x 8 m screen with 2,3 m depth. CP200, Philips magnetic
stereo. DTS
Image by Philips |
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Düsseldorf |
Tonhalle (*») |
| |
3-strip
Cinerama. Demolished. |
|
Düsseldorf |
Ufa Palast |
| |
 Image
by Frank Stobbe |
|
Essen |
Eulenspiegel
(P) |
| |
One DP70
(2191) |
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Essen |
Europa Palast |
| |
Two DP70 (2037+2039)
3-strip Cinerama. 85 ft single sheet 120 degree screen.
Philips FP20 3-strip Cinerama equipment and prints saved by
The International Cinerama Society. The building still exists. |
|
Essen |
Europa Palast (Cinerama) #2 |
| |
 One DP70 (No
serialnumber) 35mm only. Machine now in Holland in Ton Beetz caring hands.
DP70 without number in Holland.
Image by Ton Beetz |
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Frankfurt am
Main |
Grand Palast (*») |
| |
Two DP70 from
1958. 900 seats. Ran "Oklahoma!" more than
11 weeks in Todd-AO.The Grand Palast was closed in the
mid-sixties, the building was used as a furniture store for
several years. Around 1993, the building was torn down.
Today the space is occupied by the Frankfurt Arabella Grand
Hotel. |
|
Frankfurt am
Main |
Lichtspiele
Filmpalast (*») |
| |
Opened January
1962 with 3-strip Cinerama. 1470 seats. Demolished. |
|
Frankfurt am
Main |
Royal (*»P) |
| |
Two DP70 (757+765).
ST270, SR.D, CP200. Former MGM Theatre and MGM Cinerama.
According to the late Philips technician Mr. Richard Mai who
worked on the installation of the MGM Theatre in 1956/57,
there was no provision for three-strip Cinerama, but to this
day the Royal has a deep curved screen with an aspect ratio
of ca. 1:2.7. In 1991 the Ultra-Panavision anamorphic
projection lenses were still in the projection room.
Last screening was on April 2, 2003. The first movie shown was
"High Society", the last regular show featured
"Daredevil".
The machines left the projection booth in July 2003. No. 757 will be on display in the technical exhibition of the German Film Museum (Deutsches Filmmuseum). The machine was donated by the owner, Filmtheaterbetriebe Jaeger here at Frankfurt.
No. 765 is sold separately. |
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Friburg |
Harmonie |
|
One DP70 (____)
sent to DP70 Nursing Home in Schauburg
Kino, Karlsruhe, December 2011 |
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Germering |
Kinoton |
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One DP70 (2223)
spottet at the factory July 31, 2003 |
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Hamburg |
Christopher
Mondt (p) |
| |
One DP70 (1859).
Bought in 2000. 1859
was reused for spare part needs. The mechanism is used as a
display unit in Schoenberg's Orpheum theatre in the foyer.
Base
and lamphouse were dumped. This DP70 was coming from the 'SAVOY' cinema according to Mr. Jean-Pierre Gutzeit, Berlin. |
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Hamburg |
Grindel #1 (») |
| |
 Four DP70 (774+1509+1833+1834).
Image by Thomas Hauerslev, 1998
Original DP70 projectors taken out when cinema was tripled.
3-strip Cinerama. "Windjammer" have been
shown here. THX and SR.D, DTS. Present DP70 came from Haus
Savoy in Hamburg and Braunschweig. 1833 and 1834
are in storage. Closed and demolished 2009. |
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Hamburg |
Savoy
(*»P) |
| |
 Two DP70. (774+776).
Originally Haus Savoy.
Image by Thomas Hauerslev, 1998
Opened 14.03.1957 as the first
purpose built Todd-AO theatre in Germany and Europe. Philips magnetic sound. The first
film was "Oklahoma!" in German language
(songs in original version). "The Miracle of
Todd-AO" ("Das Wunder von Todd-AO") was
also shown. DP70 number 774 moved to Grindel.
The last DP70s removed around 2004 in favor of a FP30E installation.
•
Filmtheater im "Haus Savoy"
• Cinema
as it Should Be - 70MM at the Savoy
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Hamburg |
UFA Palast (») |
| |
 Two DP70 (1833+1834).
Opened 1959. 3-strip equipment. Large cinema rebuilt into 17
screen. DP70 pair split to two screens.
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Hamburg |
UFA Palast #1 |
| |
One DP70 (1833)
from original cinema. Demolished 1995 DP70 to Grindel. SR.D |
|
Hamburg |
UFA Palast #17 |
| |
One DP70 (1834)
from original cinema. Demolished 1995 DP70 to Grindel. |
|
Hannover |
Gloria Palast (»P) |
| |
 Two DP70.
3-strip Cinerama. "Windjammer" played 50
weeks before opening of the first 70mm film which was "Spartacus".
Screen: 13 x 6,1 m and 1,8 m deep. 85 amp. Philips magnetic
sound and speakers.
Image by Philips
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Hannover |
Rivoli
Kinocenter (*»P) |
| |
 Two DP70. 5th
DP70 installation in Germany. 16 m screen. Opened 21.02.1958
(Philips Kinotechnik Easter 1958) with 930 seats. Harkness
Perlux screen size for Todd-AO: 16 x 7,5 metres. There were
29 metres from the projectors to the screen. Demolished
Image from Philips Kinotecnich
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Hildesheim |
Neue Schauburg |
| |
Two DP70.
Opened 1965. |
|
Karlsruhe |
City Film
Theatre (*»P) |
| |
Two DP70 (781+785).
Opened 24.05.1960. Philips FP20 3-strip CINEMIRACLE.
Miracle Mirror Screen 12,7 x 5,8 m with 1,47 m curve. Throw
21,7 m. UFA Multiplex today and no DP70. One projector (781)
sent to Museum Lichtspiele #3, Munchen. DP70 no 785 went to
Cinema, Karlsruhe. SR.D |
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Karlsruhe |
ZKM Museum |
| |
One DP70 |
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Karlsruhe |
Schauburg Cinerama Kino |
| |
 Two
DP70 (___+___).
The emblem came from the 'MGM Theatre Kurfürstendamm', Berlin,
which was demolished in 1977. DP70 (___) from Mr. Jean-Pierre Gutzeit, Berlin 2004. A second DP70 removed and replaced by DP75.
Walter
Siegmund of Todd-AO fame next to DP70 # ___ 04.10.2008.
Image by Thomas Hauerslev
Opened 1906. 70mm Cinerama installed 1969 with "2001:A
Space Odyssey". Original theatre had a balcony
which is now called "Cinema". A
third cinema is called "Bambi". Schauburg is home of the
Todd-AO Festival.
17 meter curved
screen.
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| |
 Five additional DP70's in storage.
Three DP70
(1496+1499+1866) delivered by Florian Pausch, Wien, in about 2005
+ two DP70 (885+886) from the Atrium cinema in Stuttgart
+ one DP70 (785) from Cinema.
Schauburg foyer projector October 2005 for Todd-AO Festival. Ton Beetz, from Holland, is seen next to machine.
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Karlsruhe |
Schauburg Kino, screen on old
balcony "Cinema" (P) |
| |
One DP70 (785)
from City Film Theatre. Former balcony of cinema Schauburg.
DP70 removed 1997 and stored in Schauburg. |
|
Karlsruhe |
Schauburg Storage #106 |
| |
 Two
DP70 (1493+1492)
from Residenz, Köln. Arrived, 25.January 2015. |
|
Köln |
Auensaal.
Photokina 1956 (T) |
| |
1st Todd-AO
installation in Europe from 29.09.1956 to 07.10.1956. "The
Miracle of Todd-AO" and reels of "Oklahoma!"
shown on a 16 (along the curve) x 7,2 m curved Todd-AO
screen with 4 m depth and 14 meter cord. 273 seats. 50.000
people saw this in a week. Another DP70 exhibited in Philips
Exhibition Hall. |
|
Köln |
Auensaal.
Photokina 1958 (T) |
| |
27.09.1958-05.10.1958 |
|
Köln |
Photokina 1960
(T) |
|
|
 "The
March of Todd-AO" projected in 1960 on curved screen by a
DP70. Image from Philips
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|
Köln |
Photokina 1963
(T) |
| |
 At least one DP70.
16 – 24 March
1963 |
|
Köln |
Residenz |
| |
Two DP70 (1493+1492). Taken out, and moved
to Schauburg, Karlsruhe for storage, 25. January 2015. |
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Köln |
Weisshaus (») |
| |
Closed.
I'm probably the last projectionist, who operated at least one of the two DP70s in Weisshaus Theatre, Cologne, Germany, as it should be,- as real 70mm machines! These two machines where still in good working order in 1968, when I used them, (unfortunately daily as 35mm machines only.)
Lamp houses have been Philips HI 85, carbon arc 85 A. In 1968 at Weisshaus Cinema I received a 70mm commercial spot (cigarettes) which had to be shown 3 times per day. So I converted one DP70 to 70mm and kept this modification for weeks, using as change-over-couple for the main
program the second one, together with the as well installed Philips FP56.
I still remember the story of that commercial: it was a heli-flight between the skyscrapers in Manhattan.
I felt a bit sorry, when I read, that these brilliant machines have been scrapped. The original building, with its great inner
architecture (stall and floor) is still there.
In these days, all residues of cinematographic times in
WEISSHAUS CINEMA COLOGNE are removed and the owner converts
the house into an giant gym-hall with training machines on two
storeys.
I entered the construction area one evening, seeing that a 2.
floor has been set up in the former auditorium, but the rest
of the decoration surrounding the stage + screen still
existed.
Kind regards from Cologne, Hans-L. Wißkirchen |
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Landshut |
CINE PROJECT GmbH |
| |
 One
DP70 for sale |
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Mainz |
Residenz (P) |
| |
 Two DP70.
CP200. Screen: 14 metres. Re-opened by Cinestar
Group November 2002. Projectors are looking like new and fully complete.
One DP70 removed and replaced by a FP30
Image by Peter |
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Mannheim |
Plankenlichtspiele
(») |
|
Mannheim |
Scala (*») |
| |
 Two DP70. 4th
DP70 installation im Germany from 19.12.1957. Opened with "Oklahoma!"
and "The Miracle of Todd-AO". 732 seats.
Have shown Cinemiracle. Demolished
Image by Philips
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München |
BMW Museum |
| |
One DP70. Cinema from around 1973 until 2004. Cinema closed.
The DP70 in the BMW-Museum in Munich is no longer there. When they renovated the museum from 2004-2008 they decided to destroy the cinema in order to make the fantastic room structure of the museum bowl visible again. No more movies are shown there, but a 360 degree animation. Unfortunately I have no Idea what happened to the projectors. They might even still be in the possession of BMW.
The cinema was not in the original designs of the architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer in the early 1970’s and wasn’t even there when the museum opened. Schwanzer wanted to have a surrounding movie on the outer walls of the museum bowl, but couldn’t find a reliable technical solution for such a projection. For about half a year they had an endless loop of a motorcyclist, projected with a projector of unknown origin that was mounted on a revolving platform.
Only about half a year after the original opening in 1973 BMW decided to build a cinema on the top platform in the museum bowl. This was used for shows during opening times, but also for presentations and special screenings.
Even though I understand that they had to demolish the cinema for the new design of the museum since I am an architect myself I have to note that many people in Munich miss it. Its not only the petrol heads amongst the museum visitors, but the theatre was technically well equipped and the screen played an important roll for shows of the “Filmfest München”.
Yours,
Dipl. Ing. Florian Rohwetter
2010 update: I was told by an BMW employee that the
projector was gutted in 2004 when the renovation started. As
far as she knew BMW tried to sell it, but since no one
wanted it, it was gutted. She explained that the costs of
storing and preserving the projector for possible future use
would have been too high. Florian
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München |
City
Filmtheater #1 (*»P) |
| |
 Two DP70 (1347+1364).
401 seats and a CP200. Used to be City Kinos. SR.D. One DP70
1364 replaced by an FP30 around 1998
Image by Thomas Hauerslev
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München |
Hasso |
| |
Two DP70 from
Moviemento in Linz, Austria. |
|
München |
IMAX Theatre,
Forum der Technik (P) |
| |
 Two DP70 (1474+1867).
Opened 05.11.1992 in old pre WWII war concert hall. Screen
22 x 18 m. 329 seats.
Image by Thomas Hauerslev
Both projectors have been modified
beautifully by local firm Kinoton Gmbh to accept very short
focal lenght lenses. THX. |
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München |
Kinoton Gmbh |
| |
Two DP70 (1474+1867)
from Mr Jean-Pierre Gutzeit, Berlin. Projectors sold to IMAX
Theatre, München. |
|
München |
Museum
Lichtspiele #3 (P) |
| |
 One DP70 (781)
from City Film Theater, Karlsruhe. DTS
Image by Thomas Hauerslev
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München |
Private (p) |
| |
 One DP70 (1364).
From City Film Theater, München |
|
München |
Royal
Filmpalast #A (*»P) |
| |
 DP70
#764 17.01.2009. Image by Thomas Hauerslev
One DP70 (764).
Theatre opened 13.06.1957 with "Oklahoma!"
in Todd-AO. "Windjammer" in 3-strip Cinemiracle
opened 22.07.1958.
Original Todd-AO screen
measured 18,8 meters along the deep curve x 8,3 metres high (156 sqm).
Screen chord was 16,4 m. 826 seats.
Have shown "Love in 3D",
a 70mm side-by-side 3D process called
Hi-Fi
Stereo 70. Mole
Richardson High power arcs. THX, SR.D, CP200. DTS |
|
München |
Royal
Filmpalast #E (P) |
| |
 DP70
#770 17.01.2009. Image by Thomas Hauerslev
One DP70 (770)
from Royal Palast #A from July 1993. SR.D. THX |
|
Münster |
Fuerstenhof
Film Theater (*»P) |
| |
2nd German
cinema with FP20 3-strip CINEMIRACLE equipment from October
1959. |
|
Münster |
Stadt New York
#1 (P) |
| |
One DP70.
Opened 1992. |
|
Münster |
Rezidenz |
| |
Closed 2000 |
|
Nürenberg |
Admiral
Kinocenter #1 (*») |
| |
Two DP70. (___
+ 760) Opened 30.10.1957 as Admiral-Palast with
1000 seats and "The Miracle of Todd- AO". The
70mm screen was 12 x 5,4 metres and 2,75 metres deep. The
first film to play was "Der schönste Tag meines
Leben". SR.D. DTS. 760 (Machine 2) moved to
Private, Oliver Ochman in Würzburg, Germany. Closed an
demolished October 2000. One DP70 to Projectionist Hermann Bart in
Nuernberg. |
|
Nürenberg |
Hermann Bart
(Private) |
|
One DP70 from Admiral Cinema in Nuernberg |
|
Nürenberg |
Delphi (») |
|
Both DP 70 are now owned by Gerhard
Wellein, WFT Film Technics in Abenberg, close to Nuremberg. |
|
Osnabrück |
UFA Theater AG
- Filmpassage |
|
Paderborn |
Udo Kaup
(Private) |
| |
One DP70 (1859).
From an amusement park in Belgium. Sold to Christopher Mondt,
Hamburg. |
|
Salzgitter |
City-Filmtheater
(»P) |
| |
 Two DP70 with
SPP lamps. Reopened 21.12.1962 with "West Side
Story". Originally opened 1952. Screen was 13 x 5,9
metres and 1,9 metres deep. DTS
Image by Philips |
|
Stuttgart |
Atrium #1 (*») |
| |
 Two DP70 (885+886).
Single box 3-strip CINEMIRACLE. Screen is 14 m wide round
the curve (12,7 x 6,3 m). 737 seats.
Image from Hans Haenssler.
4th Cinemiracle
installation in Germany and the first to have FP20 equipment
installed. "Windjammer" in 3-strip opened
14.08.1959 (712 seats). Local projectionists claims that "Windjammer"
later were shown in 35mm single strip versions too. "Oklahoma!"
was the first Todd-AO film. Philips Kinotechnik claims
it was "Porgy and Bess". Philips magnetic
stereo. Das Atrium closed 1995 and DP70 sent to Shauberg
theater in Karlsruhe for storage.
Das Atrium.
Home of 7OMM in Stuttgart, Germany
|
|
Stuttgart |
Gloria Palast
#1 (*»P) |
| |
 Two DP70 (1399+1404)
1901 seats. From spring 1993: 533 seats and THX. On the
ex-balcony the Gloria Palast #2 cinema has been built. SR.D
Image by Thomas Hauerslev
|
|
Wolfsburg |
Imperial |
| |
 Two DP70. Opened August 1964 with "Cleopatra". 836 seats. Screen was 20 metres wide. Philips magnetic sound.
Image by Philips
|
| |
 Both DP70 and "Cleopatra" posters were
displayed in the foyer prior to installation of Todd-AO.
Image by Philips
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Würtzburg |
Bavaria Theater |
| |
Two DP70 (2326+2330).
ST270. Demolished January 2001. 2326 to Oliver Oschmann (p).
2330 to unknown private. |
|
Würzburg |
Private, Mr.
Oliver Oschmann |
| |
Two PD70
(760+2326) |
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