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The following is a reference / historical
listing of the 70-millimeter engagements of “Fort Saganne” in North America.
These were the cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture.
“Fort Saganne” was among seventeen confirmed first-run films released in
1984 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. The film was directed by
Alain Corneau (“La Choix des armes” aka “Choice of Arms”), starring Gérard
Depardieu, Philipe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve and Sophie Marceau, opened
December 14th. (The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May ’84
and screened August 26th at the Imperial during the Montreal Film Festival.)
The 70mm prints of “Fort Saganne” featured French-language Six-Track Dolby
Stereo (“A” encoded Baby Boom format) and full-frame imagery blown up from
anamorphic 35mm.
The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) is included in
parenthesis following the applicable cinema name.
QUEBEC
Montreal — United’s La Parisien 5 (8)
SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS
1987-01-30 … Montreal — Cineplex Odeon’s Cremazie (2)
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 Bill Kretzel.
International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in
this article.
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