The
following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
presentations of The Wild Bunch in North America.
The Warner Bros./Seven Arts release was directed by Sam Peckinpah (Major
Dundee, Straw Dogs) and starred William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert
Ryan, Edmond OBrien, Warren Oates, Jaime Sanchez and Ben Johnson.
The Wild Bunch was originally released in 1969. The initial release was
35mm in the United States. There were, however, 70mm prints in a
different, longer cut for selected bookings in key international markets.
The 70mm prints of The Wild Bunch featured six-track stereophonic sound
and full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm.
During the 1995 Directors Cut re-issue, Warner Bros. circulated a 70mm
coming-attraction trailer for Batman Forever. Other studios circulated
70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers
screened during 70mm presentations of The Wild Bunch varied by venue and
screening.
Historical footnote: The 35mm re-release prints of The Wild Bunch included
digital sound (Dolby Digital), which accelerated the trend of fewer titles
released and re-released with 70mm prints.
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD
locale cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
1970-01-14
Los Angeles, CA 4 Star (2) [First time shown in 70mm (in the
USA)]
1990-05-27
Los Angeles, CA Fairfax Triplex [70mm Classic Film Festival]
1995-03-03
Los Angeles, CA Cinerama Dome (5)
1995-03-03
New York, NY Lincoln Square 13 (5) [THX]
1995-03-03
San Francisco, CA Castro (2)
1995-03-17
San Francisco, CA Regency I (2)
1995-03-31
New York, NY Walter Reade [Peckinpah retrospective]
1995-03-31
Phoenix, AZ Cine Capri (2)
1995-06-08
Atlanta, GA Fox [18th annual summer film festival]
1995-06-30
Dayton, OH New Neon Movies (1) [w/ My Fair Lady]
1995-07-14
Dayton, OH New Neon Movies (1) [w/ My Fair Lady]
1995-09-03
Hartford, CT Cinestudio (2 days)
1996-02-02
San Francisco, CA Castro
1996-02-16
Los Angeles, CA Plaza [Fri-Sat-Sun lateshow]
1996-03-01
Honolulu, HI Cinerama [Classics festival]
1996-09-13
Chicago, IL Navy Pier IMAX [Fri-Sat late night]
1996-10-18
San Francisco, CA Northpoint (1) [70mm festival]
1996-11-22
Dallas, TX Northpark West Twin [Fri-Sat lateshow] (THX)
1996-11-29
Dallas, TX Northpark West Twin [Fri-Sat lateshow] (THX)
1996-12-18
Los Angeles, CA 4 Star (1)
1997-02-28
Los Angeles, CA Plaza [Fri-Sat-Sun lateshow]
1997-11-01
Long Beach, CA Carpenter Center [Wide Screen Festival]
1999-02-17
Indianapolis, IN White River State Park IMAX (1) [Warner
Bros. Classics]
1999-11-12
Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [70mm festival]
2001-10-26
Columbia Heights, MN Heights (5 days)
2003-08-09
New York, NY American Museum of the Moving Image [widescreen
series]
2003-08-10
New York, NY American Museum of the Moving Image [widescreen
series]
2007-09-16
Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival]
2008-07-07
San Francisco, CA Castro [70mm festival]
2009-05-07
Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [70mm festival]
2015-07-15
Somerville, MA Somerville [70mm & Widescreen festival]
2015-11-08
Portland, OR Hollywood
2015-12-26
Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival]
2016-01-01
Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival]
2016-02-20
Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival]
2016-02-21
Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival]
2016-03-19
Tucson, AZ The Loft
2016-08-13
New York, NY American Museum of the Moving Image [70mm
festival]
2016-08-14
New York, NY American Museum of the Moving Image [70mm
festival]
2016-09-19
Somerville, MA Somerville [70mm & Widescreen festival]
2018-01-01
Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival]
2018-01-03
Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival]
2018-01-04
Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival]
2018-01-05
Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival]
2022-05-22
Somerville, MA Somerville [70mm & Widescreen festival]
2022-07-31
Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival]
2023-04-14
Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Legion at Post 43 [WB100 / TCM
Classic Film Festival]
The information included in this article was principally referenced from
film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with
thanks to Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel and Brad Miller.
International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in
this work.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please
consider emailing the
author or editor.
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