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70mm Blow Up
1969

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Compiled by William Kallay and Michael Coate - ©1999-2002

01.06.2012

Title Format Opening Sound Studio Notes
Alfred The Great Panavision July 14 (UK) 6-Track Stereo MGM 1969_alfredUS 35mm release: Oct 8.

See: 70mm Film Presentations in London

 
“Anne of the Thousand Days” Panavision Dec 18 (USA) 6-Track Stereo Universal Screened for a one-week Oscar consideration run in Dec ‘69. Re-opened in early 1970.
Battle Of Britain Panavision NA 1969 (France) 6-Track Stereo United Artists US 35mm release: Oct 22.

See: 70mm Films in Mexico
 
Bitka Na Neretvi Panavision NA (Yugoslavia) 6-Track Stereo AIP US 70mm release: April 28, 1971. AKA: “The Battle Of Neretva” & “The Battle On The River Neretva.”
 
Butsch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Panavision     20th Century Fox 23.09.1969

Spanish language 70mm release

 
Golfo, El Techniscope NA 1969 (Spain) 6-Track Stereo Delta See: 70mm Films in Mexico
“Goodbye, Mr. Chips” Panavision Nov 5 (USA) 6-Track Stereo MGM 1969_chipsUS reserved seat engagement.
Guns Of Navarone, The 15.03.1969(Japan) CinemaScope 6-Track Stereo Columbia US 35mm release in 1961. Re-released in 70mm 15.03.69 at 3 theatres in Tokyo, Japan
 
“The Jolson Story” Spherical (1.37:1) Aug 14 (UK) 6-Track Stereo Columbia 1969_jolsonOriginally released in 1946. Prints featured the original Academy image “tilt-and-scanned” to fill the 70mm frame.

US 70mm re-issue in 1975.
Julius Caesar (Re-Issue) Spherical (1.37:1) Nov 1 (UK) 6-Track Stereo MGM 1969_julius_2Prints featured the original Academy image “tilt-and-scanned” to fill the 70mm frame. Selected scenes were tinted. Originally released in 1953.
Lion In Winter, The Panavision Aug 21 (Australia) 6-Track Stereo Avco Embassy 1973_lion_winterUS 35mm release in 1968.

See: 70mm Film Presentations in London, 1973

 
Longest Day, The (Re-Issue) CinemaScope June 5 (Australia) 6-Track Stereo 20th Century Fox Originally released in 35mm CinemaScope in 1962.

See: 70mm Films in Sydney
 
         
         
“Marooned” Panavision Dec 13 (USA) 6-Track Stereo Columbia World Premiere: December 12 (Los Angeles).  US reserved seat engagement.  AKA: “Space Travelers.”
         
“Paint Your Wagon” Panavision Oct 15 (USA) 6-Track Stereo Paramount US reserved seat engagement.
Residencia, La Franscope NA 1969 (Spain) 6-Track Stereo Regia AKA: “The House That Screamed” & “Boarding School.”

See: 70mm Films in Mexico
 
“The Stewardesses” StereoVision 3-D/Magnavision 35 (1.33:1) July 25 (USA) 6-Track Stereo Sherpix AKA: “Airline Stewardesses.”  Billed on-screen as: “3-Dimensional Stereo-Vision as developed by Magnavision.”
“Sweet Charity” Panavision Feb 11 (USA) 6-Track Stereo Universal US reserved seat engagement. Advertised in “70mm/Panavision with Full Dimensional Sound.”  Released with a dual inventory of prints: some had “happy” ending, others had “sad” ending.
Those Daring Young Men In Their Jaunty Jalopies Panavision Oct 3  (Australia) 6-Track Stereo Paramount US release: May 28. AKA: ‘Monte Carlo Or Bust!’
Where Eagles Dare

“Where Eagles Dare”: The 70mm Engagements
Panavision Jan 22 (UK) 6-Track Stereo MGM US 70mm release: March 12.  Advertised “In Spectacular 70mm.”
         
“The Wild Bunch” Panavision Aug 21 (UK) 6-Track Stereo Warner Bros./Seven Arts 1969_wild_bunch_1US release: June 18. European prints ran 144 minutes. US 35mm prints ran 134. US re-issue in 1981 (in 35mm) at 142 minutes.

Re-issued in 1995
 
Winning Panavision Oct 9 (UK) 6-Track Stereo Universal US release: May 22.

See: 70mm Film Presentations in London, 1973
 

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