“Dersu Uzala”: The North American 70mm Engagements | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 06.06.2022 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter engagements of “Dersu Uzala” in North America. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture.The Mosfilm release was directed by Akira Kurosawa and starred Maxim Munzuk and Yury Solomin. The 70mm prints of “Dersu Uzala” featured full-frame imagery (from Sovscope 70 cinematography) and discrete six-channel stereophonic sound. Premiere/Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … City — Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1976-02-08 … Beverly Hills, CA — Samuel Goldwyn * 1976-03-30 … Los Angeles, CA — Century Plaza Twin ** 1976-10-05 … New York, NY — Ziegfeld *** 1976-10-19 … San Francisco, CA — Royal **** * Academy Award consideration screening. **U.S. Premiere. Screened once during FILMEX (Los Angeles International Film Exposition). *** Screened once during the New York Film Festival. **** Screened at San Francisco International Film Festival. Promoted as 70mm but a 35mm print was a last-minute substitution. 1978-08-07 … New Orleans, LA — Robert E. Lee [New Orleans International Film Festival] 1978-08-08 … New Orleans, LA — Robert E. Lee [New Orleans International Film Festival] 1978-09-29 … Seattle, WA — Crest 70 (1) 1978-10-18 … Portland, OR — Hollywood (1) 1978-10-26 … San Francisco, CA — Northpoint (1) 1978-11-08 … San Francisco, CA — Warfield (1) 1978-12-08 … La Mesa, CA — Cinema Grossmont (1) 1979-02-16 … Seattle, WA — Cinerama (3) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1979-03-23 … Modesto, CA — Briggsmore (1) 1979-09-21 … Seattle, WA — Crest 70 (2) 1980-03-14 … San Francisco, CA — Regency I (1) 1980-04-27 … Seattle, WA — Crest 70 (2 days) 1980-05-04 … Brookline, MA — Coolidge Corner Twin (3 days) 1980-07-28 … Atlanta, GA — Rhodes 1981-06-05 … San Diego, CA — La Jolla Village 4 (1) 19??-??-?? … Norfolk, VA — Naro The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, print enclosures, TAP records, and Dolby records. Special thanks to Herbert Born (Schauburg Archive), Jim Cobb, Bill Kallay and Bill Kretzel. International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in this article. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading: Sovscope 70 by Jeffry L. Johnson Sovscope 70 - 70mm Films in USSR "Dersu Uzula" Presented in Sovscope 70 70mm "Dersu Uzala" at the National Film Center, Tokyo, 7. October 2017 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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