“Mary, Queen of Scots”: The North American 70mm Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 28.06.2022 |
 The following is a reference / historical
listing of the 70-millimeter engagements of “Mary, Queen of Scots” in the
United States and Canada. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to
experience the best presentation of this motion picture.The Hal Wallis production and Universal release was directed by Charles Jarrott (“Anne of the Thousand Days,” “Lost Horizon”) and starred Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Patric McGoohan, Timothy Dalton and Nigel davenport. Out of the hundreds of films released during 1971, “Mary, Queen of Scots” was among only four released with 70mm prints (one from 65mm origination and three blow-ups). The world premiere of “Mary, Queen of Scots” was held December 22nd at Pacific’s Beverly Hills Theater. The 70mm prints of “Mary, Queen of Scots” featured six-track magnetic audio and full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm. Premiere/opening date YYYY-MM-DD … city — venue (duration in weeks) [notes] 1971-12-22 … Beverly Hills — Beverly Hills (17) 1972-02-03 … New York — Radio City Music Hall (5) 1972-03-02 … San Francisco — Regency II (8) 1972-03-29 … Las Vegas — Cinerama (3) SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS 1973-06-06 … Toledo — Renaissance Valentine (1) The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion and print enclosures. Special thanks to 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 (michael_scott_coate@yahoo.com) or editor (mr_in70mm@hotmail.com). If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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