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70mm Presentations in Cleveland
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1957-Present
Compiled by Michael Coate, Jeffry Johnson and Mark Lensenmayer
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the greater Cleveland metropolitan area of Ohio, USA.
The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision).
The emphasis here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.).
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas
CLEVELAND
Allen
Colony
Ohio
Palace
Shaker
State
Stillman
Strosacker (Case Western Reserve University)
Tower City
Variety
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
Centrum
Severance
ELYRIA
Midway
MENTOR
Great Lakes Mall
NORTH OLMSTED
Great Northern
PARMA
Parmatown
RICHMOND HEIGHTS
East
SOUTH EUCLID
Fox Cedar-Center / Cedar Center
VALLEY VIEW
Valley View
WOODMERE
Village
An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.
Part 2: The 70mm Presentations
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE … Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow)
1957-06-14 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Ohio (42)
1958-04-02 … SOUTH PACIFIC* … Ohio (48)
1959-10-14 … THE BIG FISHERMAN*… Colony (12)
1959-11-04 … PORGY AND BESS* … Palace (11)
1959-12-25 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA … Stillman (7)
1960-01-26 … BEN-HUR* … Ohio (47)
1960-05-25 … CAN-CAN* … Palace (13)
1960-12-22 … SPARTACUS* … Palace (16)
1960-12-23 … THE ALAMO … Ohio (6)
1961-03-15 … EXODUS* … Ohio (13)
1961-11-16 … KING OF KINGS* … Ohio (13)
1962-02-14 … WEST SIDE STORY* … Ohio (19)
1962-05-18 … EL CID … Palace (7)
1962-05-25 … OKLAHOMA! … Allen (1)
1962-12-21 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* … Ohio (16)
1963-04-10 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* … Stillman (16)
1963-05-29 … 55 DAYS AT PEKING … Allen (4) [70mm?]
1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA* … Ohio (26)
1963-12-18 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* … Palace (27)
1964-04-16 … THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* … Ohio (10)
1964-06-25 … CIRCUS WORLD* … Palace (7)
1964-07-01 … BECKET … Colony (19)
1964-11-11 … MY FAIR LADY* … Colony (49)
1965-03-24 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Ohio (91)
1965-07-14 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Allen (18)
1965-10-20 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* … Colony (14)
1965-12-25 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Palace (11)
1966-03-24 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE* … Great Northern (5)
1966-03-30 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Colony (46)
1966-06-28 … KHARTOUM* … Great Northern (7)
1966-12-20 … IS PARIS BURNING?* … Palace (4) [70mm?]
1966-12-23 … THE BIBLE* … Ohio (30)
1967-02-08 … GRAND PRIX* … State (17)
1967-02-14 … HAWAII* … Colony (21) [70mm?]
1967-02-21 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … Allen (17) [70mm?]
1967-11-02 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Shaker (34)
1967-11-07 … CAMELOT* … Colony (20)
1967-11-08 … FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* … State (9)
1968-01-24 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … Ohio (16)
1968-06-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … State (21)
1968-06-26 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Ohio m/o (13 [47])
1968-10-22 … FUNNY GIRL* … Severance (43) [70mm?]
1968-10-30 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW* … Colony (15)
1968-11-13 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … State (13)
1968-12-19 … STAR!* … Ohio (8)
1968-12-20 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* … Fox Cedar-Center (8)
1969-02-12 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* … Colony (11)
1969-04-01 … SWEET CHARITY* … Fox Cedar-Center (15)
1969-06-18 … BEN-HUR* … Colony (9)
1969-06-27 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA … Palace (4)
1969-08-20 … FUNNY GIRL* … Colony m/o (7 [50]) [70mm?]
1969-11-12 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … Fox Cedar-Center (11)
1969-12-17 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* … Colony (9)
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Great Northern (22)
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Severance (18) [70mm?]
1970-03-04 … PATTON* … Village (15)
1970-05-13 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Fox Cedar-Center (2)
1970-05-20 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Great Northern (3)
1970-06-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Great Lakes Mall (2)
1970-06-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Midway (2)
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY* … Village (9)
1971-12-14 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* … Colony (52) [70mm?]
1972-12-14 … MAN OF LA MANCHA* … Colony (19) [70mm?]
1973-03-15 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Fox Cedar-Center (10)
1973-06-27 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Midway (2)
1973-06-27 … THIS IS CINERAMA … Fox Cedar-Center (4)
1977-12-23 … STAR WARS … Colony (29)
1978-07-21 … STAR WARS … Variety (7)
1978-09-15 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Colony (2)
1978-10-13 … CAMELOT … Colony (1)
1978-10-20 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Colony (1)
1978-11-24 … SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND … Variety (2)
1980-01-18 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1980-01-18 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1980-01-19 … ROLLERBALL … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon] (final reel in 35mm)
1980-02-01 … ALIEN … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1980-02-08 … THE MUPPET MOVIE … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-04-11 … THE DEER HUNTER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-04-12 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-04-13 … MY FAIR LADY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-09-04 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-09-05 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-11-14 … THE ROSE … Strosacker (70mm canceled; screened in 35mm)
1981-01-17 … SUPERMAN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1981-01-23 … FAME … Strosacker (70mm canceled; screened 35mm)
1981-05-01 … PANORAMA BLUE … Strosacker [CWRU Spring Film Series]
1981-07-10 … THE JOLSON STORY … Colony (1)
1981-07-17 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Colony (1)
1981-07-24 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Colony (3 days)
1981-07-26 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Colony (4 days)
1981-07-31 … ALTERED STATES … Colony (1)
1981-08-07 … OUTLAND … Colony (1)
1981-08-28 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Colony (1)
1981-09-04 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Colony (1)
1981-09-18 … A STAR IS BORN … Colony (4 days)
1981-09-25 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Colony (2 days)
1981-09-28 … A STAR IS BORN … Colony
1981-10-09 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1981-10-16 … ALTERED STATES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1981-11-06 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Colony (1)
1981-11-13 … THE JAZZ SINGER … Colony (1)
1981-11-20 … STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE … Colony (1)
1981-11-25 … SUPERMAN II … Colony (1)
1981-12-04 … MY FAIR LADY … Colony (3 days)
1981-12-07 … FAME … Colony (2)
1981-12-25 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Colony (4)
1982-01-15 … CAPRICORN ONE … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1982-01-16 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1982-02-26 … ALIEN / DUCK DODGERS … Colony (1)
1982-02-26 … OUTLAND … Strosacker [CWRU Spring Film Series]
1982-03-06 … ALIEN / ALTERED STATES / DUCK DODGERS … Colony (6 days)
1982-03-17 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW … Colony
1982-03-19 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Village (7)
1982-03-19 … SUPERMAN II … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1982-04-02 … THE DEER HUNTER … Colony (1)
1982-04-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1982-04-09 … BEN-HUR … Colony (4 days)
1982-04-22 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker
1982-04-23 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker
1982-05-02 … THE DEER HUNTER … Strosacker
1982-06-18 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Colony (5 days) [R&H fest]
1982-06-25 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Colony (cancelled)
1982-07-23 … DELIVERANCE … Strosacker [CWRU Summer Film series]
1982-08-06 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / ROLLERBALL … Colony (1)
1982-08-13 … THE THING … Colony (1)
1982-08-20 … TRON … Colony (2)
1982-08-26 … FAME … Colony [Summer Fest]
1982-09-03 … ANNIE … Colony (1)
1982-09-03 … TRON … Variety (2)
1982-09-24 … POLTERGEIST … Colony (1)
1982-09-24 … THE THING … Variety (1)
1982-10-01 … ROCKY III … Colony (1)
1982-10-08 … FAME … Colony (1)
1982-10-15 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Colony (1)
1982-10-29 … THE EXORCIST … Colony [Fri/Sat midnight]
1982-11-05 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Colony (1)
1982-11-05 … ROCKY III … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1982-11-12 … HAIR … Colony (1)
1982-12-25 … NAPOLEON … Colony (3)
1982-12-27 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Colony (2 days) [matinee]
1983-01-15 … THE THING … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1983-01-21 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Variety (3) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1983-01-28 … BLADE RUNNER … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1983-02-11 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Variety (1)
1983-02-11 … THE THING … Variety (2) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1983-03-25 … THE DARK CRYSTAL / 1941 … Colony (1)
1983-04-08 … TRON … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-04-22 … STAR TREK II … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-04-30 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-05-20 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Colony (1)
1983-07-22 … BLUE THUNDER … Colony (1)
1983-07-29 … TOMMY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society Summer series]
1983-08-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Colony (1)
1983-08-19 … WARGAMES … Colony (1)
1983-08-26 … OCTOPUSSY … Colony (1)
1983-08-31 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Colony (1)
1983-09-09 … ONE FROM THE HEART … Colony (3)
1983-09-23 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Colony (1)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Village (6)
1983-09-30 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-10-14 … FAME … Colony (1)
1983-10-21 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Strosacker
1983-10-28 … POLTERGEIST … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society Fall Series]
1983-11-11 … OCTOPUSSY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society Fall Series]
1983-11-20 … THE EXORCIST … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-12-01 … GANDHI … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-12-02 … GANDHI … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-12-03 … WARGAMES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-12-23 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Variety (3)
1983-12-30 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Variety (2) [Fri midnight]
1984-01-20 … BLADE RUNNER … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1984-01-20 … FIREFOX … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon] (70mm canceled; screened in 35mm)
1984-01-21 … ALIEN … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1984-02-03 … BLUE THUNDER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1984-02-10 … SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND … Variety (2)
1984-02-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Variety
1984-02-26 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Variety
1984-03-04 … TRON … Variety
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Colony (7)
1984-07-20 … STAR TREK II / STAR TREK III … Colony (1)
1984-09-28 … STREETS OF FIRE … Colony (1)
1984-10-12 … AMADEUS … Colony (14) [70mm from Week 8]
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Great Lakes Mall (6)
1985-01-18 … BRAINSTORM … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1985-01-19 … ROLLERBALL … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1985-01-19 … ALTERED STATES … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1985-04-26 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER … Colony (2 days) [matinee]
1985-04-26 … STAR TREK III … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-05-10 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Great Lakes Mall [midnight]
1985-05-10 … STAR TREK II / STAR TREK III … Colony [Fri/Sat midnight]
1985-05-17 … FAME … Colony [Fri/Sat midnight]
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Colony (11) [70mm from Week 6]
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Great Lakes Mall (3)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Parmatown (3)
1985-06-21 … ALIEN … Great Lakes Mall (2 days) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1985-07-12 … HAIR … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Great Lakes Mall (sneak preview)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Parmatown (sneak preview)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Great Lakes Mall (3)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Parmatown (3)
1985-09-06 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-09-06 … TRON … Colony [fest; midnight]
1985-09-07 … OKLAHOMA! … Colony [fest]
1985-09-13 … OKLAHOMA! … Colony [fest]
1985-09-14 … NAPOLEON … Colony [fest]
1985-09-14 … BLACK ORPHEUS … Colony [fest]
1985-09-17 … BLADE RUNNER / THE ROAD WARRIOR … Colony [fest]
1985-10-02 … SILVERADO … Colony (1)
1985-10-04 … STARMAN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-11-01 … GREMLINS … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-11-22 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-01-17 … DUNE … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1986-01-18 … WARGAMES … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1986-01-18 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1986-01-18 … STAR TREK II … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1986-02-21 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-02-22 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-02-28 … SILVERADO … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-04-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-05-09 … THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR … Colony (2)
1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … Great Lakes Mall (sneak preview)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Great Lakes Mall (28)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Great Northern (28) [70mm from Week 20]
1986-06-27 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Village (11)
1986-07-18 … BLADE RUNNER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK … Severance (2)
1986-09-05 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Parmatown (75) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1986-09-12 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-10-17 … OUT OF AFRICA … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Cedar Center (15)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Great Northern (12)
1986-11-29 … REVOLUTION … Strosacker
1987-01-13 … MY FAIR LADY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1987-01-16 … TRON … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1987-01-16 … ALIEN … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1987-01-16 … 2010 … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1987-02-27 … ALIENS … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1987-04-03 … TOP GUN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Colony (9)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Great Northern (12)
1987-08-29 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1987-09-04 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Colony (1)
1987-09-11 … APOCALYPSE NOW / THE UNTOUCHABLES … Colony (1)
1988-01-12 … OKLAHOMA! … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1988-01-15 … COCOON … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1988-01-15 … THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1988-01-16 … ALTERED STATES … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1988-01-16 … OUTLAND … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1988-01-22 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Colony (7) [70mm from Week 5]
1988-08-12 … THE LAST EMPEROR … Colony (2)
1988-10-21 … WILLOW … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1988-11-04 … DIE HARD … Colony (1)
1989-05-19 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Colony (7)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Cedar Center (12)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Great Northern (12)
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Severance (13)
1989-10-06 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Colony (1)
1989-12-01 … DEAD POETS SOCIETY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-01-19 … ALIENS … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1990-01-19 … BRAINSTORM … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1990-02-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-02-23 … BATMAN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-03-30 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-04-06 … THE ABYSS … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-04-13 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS … Colony (1)
1990-06-15 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Colony (3)
1990-09-07 … DICK TRACY … Colony (1)
1990-09-21 … THE TWO JAKES … Colony (1)
1990-10-05 … FANTASIA … Severance (7)
1990-10-19 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-11-16 … DICK TRACY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1991-01-18 … CAPRICORN ONE … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1991-01-18 … SUPERMAN II … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1991-02-23 … FANTASIA … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1991-04-13 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1991-10-19 … SPARTACUS … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1991-11-01 … BACKDRAFT … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1992-01-31 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … cinema (?) (sneak preview)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Great Northern (sneak preview)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Severance (sneak preview)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Great Northern (4+)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Severance (4+)
1992-06-12 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … Centrum (1) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1992-06-19 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Centrum (1) [Fri/Sat midnight] (70mm?)
1992-09-18 … PATRIOT GAMES … Centrum [Fri/Sat midnight] (70mm?)
1992-10-23 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1992-10-30 … FAR AND AWAY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1992-11-06 … PATRIOT GAMES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1993-04-?? … BARAKA … Tower City [Cleveland International Film Festival]
1993-09-10 … CLIFFHANGER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1993-11-05 … LAST ACTION HERO … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1993-??-?? … BARAKA … Centrum (?)
1993-??-?? … HOWARDS END … Centrum (?)
1994-11-18 … TRUE LIES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1996-??-?? … VERTIGO … Centrum (?)
19??-??-?? … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Centrum (?)
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Valley View (2+)
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK … Valley View (2+)
Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to contractual terms or print damage (and the distributor’s unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print) or because the booking was moved to a non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the reverse may have been true in some cases whereas a booking began with a 35mm print because the lab was unable to complete the 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run switch to 70mm. In these cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure.
During the roadshow era, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the applicable duration figure.
References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Plain Dealer, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.
Special Thanks: Cleveland Public Library Center for Local & Global History.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author(s) or editor.
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70mm Presentations in Cleveland
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1957-Present
Compiled by Michael Coate, Jeffry Johnson and Mark Lensenmayer
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the greater Cleveland metropolitan area of Ohio, USA.
The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision).
The emphasis here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.).
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas
CLEVELAND
Allen
Colony
Ohio
Palace
Shaker
State
Stillman
Strosacker (Case Western Reserve University)
Tower City
Variety
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
Centrum
Severance
ELYRIA
Midway
MENTOR
Great Lakes Mall
NORTH OLMSTED
Great Northern
PARMA
Parmatown
RICHMOND HEIGHTS
East
SOUTH EUCLID
Fox Cedar-Center / Cedar Center
VALLEY VIEW
Valley View
WOODMERE
Village
An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.
Part 2: The 70mm Presentations
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … TITLE … Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
* Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow)
1957-06-14 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* … Ohio (42)
1958-04-02 … SOUTH PACIFIC* … Ohio (48)
1959-10-14 … THE BIG FISHERMAN*… Colony (12)
1959-11-04 … PORGY AND BESS* … Palace (11)
1959-12-25 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA … Stillman (7)
1960-01-26 … BEN-HUR* … Ohio (47)
1960-05-25 … CAN-CAN* … Palace (13)
1960-12-22 … SPARTACUS* … Palace (16)
1960-12-23 … THE ALAMO … Ohio (6)
1961-03-15 … EXODUS* … Ohio (13)
1961-11-16 … KING OF KINGS* … Ohio (13)
1962-02-14 … WEST SIDE STORY* … Ohio (19)
1962-05-18 … EL CID … Palace (7)
1962-05-25 … OKLAHOMA! … Allen (1)
1962-12-21 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* … Ohio (16)
1963-04-10 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* … Stillman (16)
1963-05-29 … 55 DAYS AT PEKING … Allen (4) [70mm?]
1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA* … Ohio (26)
1963-12-18 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* … Palace (27)
1964-04-16 … THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* … Ohio (10)
1964-06-25 … CIRCUS WORLD* … Palace (7)
1964-07-01 … BECKET … Colony (19)
1964-11-11 … MY FAIR LADY* … Colony (49)
1965-03-24 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Ohio (91)
1965-07-14 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Allen (18)
1965-10-20 … THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* … Colony (14)
1965-12-25 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Palace (11)
1966-03-24 … BATTLE OF THE BULGE* … Great Northern (5)
1966-03-30 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Colony (46)
1966-06-28 … KHARTOUM* … Great Northern (7)
1966-12-20 … IS PARIS BURNING?* … Palace (4) [70mm?]
1966-12-23 … THE BIBLE* … Ohio (30)
1967-02-08 … GRAND PRIX* … State (17)
1967-02-14 … HAWAII* … Colony (21) [70mm?]
1967-02-21 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … Allen (17) [70mm?]
1967-11-02 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Shaker (34)
1967-11-07 … CAMELOT* … Colony (20)
1967-11-08 … FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* … State (9)
1968-01-24 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … Ohio (16)
1968-06-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … State (21)
1968-06-26 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Ohio m/o (13 [47])
1968-10-22 … FUNNY GIRL* … Severance (43) [70mm?]
1968-10-30 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW* … Colony (15)
1968-11-13 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … State (13)
1968-12-19 … STAR!* … Ohio (8)
1968-12-20 … CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* … Fox Cedar-Center (8)
1969-02-12 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* … Colony (11)
1969-04-01 … SWEET CHARITY* … Fox Cedar-Center (15)
1969-06-18 … BEN-HUR* … Colony (9)
1969-06-27 … KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA … Palace (4)
1969-08-20 … FUNNY GIRL* … Colony m/o (7 [50]) [70mm?]
1969-11-12 … PAINT YOUR WAGON* … Fox Cedar-Center (11)
1969-12-17 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* … Colony (9)
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Great Northern (22)
1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Severance (18) [70mm?]
1970-03-04 … PATTON* … Village (15)
1970-05-13 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Fox Cedar-Center (2)
1970-05-20 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Great Northern (3)
1970-06-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Great Lakes Mall (2)
1970-06-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Midway (2)
1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY* … Village (9)
1971-12-14 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* … Colony (52) [70mm?]
1972-12-14 … MAN OF LA MANCHA* … Colony (19) [70mm?]
1973-03-15 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Fox Cedar-Center (10)
1973-06-27 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Midway (2)
1973-06-27 … THIS IS CINERAMA … Fox Cedar-Center (4)
1977-12-23 … STAR WARS … Colony (29)
1978-07-21 … STAR WARS … Variety (7)
1978-09-15 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Colony (2)
1978-10-13 … CAMELOT … Colony (1)
1978-10-20 … HELLO, DOLLY! … Colony (1)
1978-11-24 … SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND … Variety (2)
1980-01-18 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1980-01-18 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1980-01-19 … ROLLERBALL … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon] (final reel in 35mm)
1980-02-01 … ALIEN … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1980-02-08 … THE MUPPET MOVIE … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-04-11 … THE DEER HUNTER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-04-12 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-04-13 … MY FAIR LADY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-09-04 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-09-05 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1980-11-14 … THE ROSE … Strosacker (70mm canceled; screened in 35mm)
1981-01-17 … SUPERMAN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1981-01-23 … FAME … Strosacker (70mm canceled; screened 35mm)
1981-05-01 … PANORAMA BLUE … Strosacker [CWRU Spring Film Series]
1981-07-10 … THE JOLSON STORY … Colony (1)
1981-07-17 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Colony (1)
1981-07-24 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Colony (3 days)
1981-07-26 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Colony (4 days)
1981-07-31 … ALTERED STATES … Colony (1)
1981-08-07 … OUTLAND … Colony (1)
1981-08-28 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Colony (1)
1981-09-04 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Colony (1)
1981-09-18 … A STAR IS BORN … Colony (4 days)
1981-09-25 … THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT! … Colony (2 days)
1981-09-28 … A STAR IS BORN … Colony
1981-10-09 … DAYS OF HEAVEN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1981-10-16 … ALTERED STATES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1981-11-06 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Colony (1)
1981-11-13 … THE JAZZ SINGER … Colony (1)
1981-11-20 … STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE … Colony (1)
1981-11-25 … SUPERMAN II … Colony (1)
1981-12-04 … MY FAIR LADY … Colony (3 days)
1981-12-07 … FAME … Colony (2)
1981-12-25 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Colony (4)
1982-01-15 … CAPRICORN ONE … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1982-01-16 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1982-02-26 … ALIEN / DUCK DODGERS … Colony (1)
1982-02-26 … OUTLAND … Strosacker [CWRU Spring Film Series]
1982-03-06 … ALIEN / ALTERED STATES / DUCK DODGERS … Colony (6 days)
1982-03-17 … FINIAN’S RAINBOW … Colony
1982-03-19 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Village (7)
1982-03-19 … SUPERMAN II … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1982-04-02 … THE DEER HUNTER … Colony (1)
1982-04-03 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1982-04-09 … BEN-HUR … Colony (4 days)
1982-04-22 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker
1982-04-23 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker
1982-05-02 … THE DEER HUNTER … Strosacker
1982-06-18 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC … Colony (5 days) [R&H fest]
1982-06-25 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Colony (cancelled)
1982-07-23 … DELIVERANCE … Strosacker [CWRU Summer Film series]
1982-08-06 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / ROLLERBALL … Colony (1)
1982-08-13 … THE THING … Colony (1)
1982-08-20 … TRON … Colony (2)
1982-08-26 … FAME … Colony [Summer Fest]
1982-09-03 … ANNIE … Colony (1)
1982-09-03 … TRON … Variety (2)
1982-09-24 … POLTERGEIST … Colony (1)
1982-09-24 … THE THING … Variety (1)
1982-10-01 … ROCKY III … Colony (1)
1982-10-08 … FAME … Colony (1)
1982-10-15 … FIDDLER ON THE ROOF … Colony (1)
1982-10-29 … THE EXORCIST … Colony [Fri/Sat midnight]
1982-11-05 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Colony (1)
1982-11-05 … ROCKY III … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1982-11-12 … HAIR … Colony (1)
1982-12-25 … NAPOLEON … Colony (3)
1982-12-27 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Colony (2 days) [matinee]
1983-01-15 … THE THING … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1983-01-21 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Variety (3) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1983-01-28 … BLADE RUNNER … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1983-02-11 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Variety (1)
1983-02-11 … THE THING … Variety (2) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1983-03-25 … THE DARK CRYSTAL / 1941 … Colony (1)
1983-04-08 … TRON … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-04-22 … STAR TREK II … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-04-30 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-05-20 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Colony (1)
1983-07-22 … BLUE THUNDER … Colony (1)
1983-07-29 … TOMMY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society Summer series]
1983-08-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Colony (1)
1983-08-19 … WARGAMES … Colony (1)
1983-08-26 … OCTOPUSSY … Colony (1)
1983-08-31 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Colony (1)
1983-09-09 … ONE FROM THE HEART … Colony (3)
1983-09-23 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Colony (1)
1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Village (6)
1983-09-30 … THE DARK CRYSTAL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-10-14 … FAME … Colony (1)
1983-10-21 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Strosacker
1983-10-28 … POLTERGEIST … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society Fall Series]
1983-11-11 … OCTOPUSSY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society Fall Series]
1983-11-20 … THE EXORCIST … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-12-01 … GANDHI … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-12-02 … GANDHI … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-12-03 … WARGAMES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1983-12-23 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Variety (3)
1983-12-30 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Variety (2) [Fri midnight]
1984-01-20 … BLADE RUNNER … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1984-01-20 … FIREFOX … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon] (70mm canceled; screened in 35mm)
1984-01-21 … ALIEN … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1984-02-03 … BLUE THUNDER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1984-02-10 … SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND … Variety (2)
1984-02-19 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Variety
1984-02-26 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Variety
1984-03-04 … TRON … Variety
1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Colony (7)
1984-07-20 … STAR TREK II / STAR TREK III … Colony (1)
1984-09-28 … STREETS OF FIRE … Colony (1)
1984-10-12 … AMADEUS … Colony (14) [70mm from Week 8]
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Great Lakes Mall (6)
1985-01-18 … BRAINSTORM … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1985-01-19 … ROLLERBALL … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1985-01-19 … ALTERED STATES … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1985-04-26 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER … Colony (2 days) [matinee]
1985-04-26 … STAR TREK III … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-05-10 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Great Lakes Mall [midnight]
1985-05-10 … STAR TREK II / STAR TREK III … Colony [Fri/Sat midnight]
1985-05-17 … FAME … Colony [Fri/Sat midnight]
1985-06-21 … COCOON … Colony (11) [70mm from Week 6]
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Great Lakes Mall (3)
1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Parmatown (3)
1985-06-21 … ALIEN … Great Lakes Mall (2 days) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1985-07-12 … HAIR … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Great Lakes Mall (sneak preview)
1985-07-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Parmatown (sneak preview)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Great Lakes Mall (3)
1985-07-24 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Parmatown (3)
1985-09-06 … THE LAST STARFIGHTER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-09-06 … TRON … Colony [fest; midnight]
1985-09-07 … OKLAHOMA! … Colony [fest]
1985-09-13 … OKLAHOMA! … Colony [fest]
1985-09-14 … NAPOLEON … Colony [fest]
1985-09-14 … BLACK ORPHEUS … Colony [fest]
1985-09-17 … BLADE RUNNER / THE ROAD WARRIOR … Colony [fest]
1985-10-02 … SILVERADO … Colony (1)
1985-10-04 … STARMAN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-11-01 … GREMLINS … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1985-11-22 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-01-17 … DUNE … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1986-01-18 … WARGAMES … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1986-01-18 … QUEST FOR FIRE … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1986-01-18 … STAR TREK II … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1986-02-21 … YEAR OF THE DRAGON … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-02-22 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-02-28 … SILVERADO … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-04-19 … THE BLACK CAULDRON … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-05-09 … THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR … Colony (2)
1986-05-10 … TOP GUN … Great Lakes Mall (sneak preview)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Great Lakes Mall (28)
1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Great Northern (28) [70mm from Week 20]
1986-06-27 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-07-18 … ALIENS … Village (11)
1986-07-18 … BLADE RUNNER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-08-01 … HOWARD THE DUCK … Severance (2)
1986-09-05 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Parmatown (75) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1986-09-12 … BACK TO THE FUTURE … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-10-17 … OUT OF AFRICA … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Cedar Center (15)
1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Great Northern (12)
1986-11-29 … REVOLUTION … Strosacker
1987-01-13 … MY FAIR LADY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1987-01-16 … TRON … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1987-01-16 … ALIEN … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1987-01-16 … 2010 … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1987-02-27 … ALIENS … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1987-04-03 … TOP GUN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Colony (9)
1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Great Northern (12)
1987-08-29 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1987-09-04 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Colony (1)
1987-09-11 … APOCALYPSE NOW / THE UNTOUCHABLES … Colony (1)
1988-01-12 … OKLAHOMA! … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1988-01-15 … COCOON … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1988-01-15 … THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1988-01-16 … ALTERED STATES … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1988-01-16 … OUTLAND … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1988-01-22 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1988-05-20 … WILLOW … Colony (7) [70mm from Week 5]
1988-08-12 … THE LAST EMPEROR … Colony (2)
1988-10-21 … WILLOW … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1988-11-04 … DIE HARD … Colony (1)
1989-05-19 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Colony (7)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Cedar Center (12)
1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Great Northern (12)
1989-06-22 … BATMAN … Severance (13)
1989-10-06 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Colony (1)
1989-12-01 … DEAD POETS SOCIETY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-01-19 … ALIENS … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1990-01-19 … BRAINSTORM … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1990-02-17 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-02-23 … BATMAN … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-03-30 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-04-06 … THE ABYSS … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-04-13 … THE TEN COMMANDMENTS … Colony (1)
1990-06-15 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Colony (3)
1990-09-07 … DICK TRACY … Colony (1)
1990-09-21 … THE TWO JAKES … Colony (1)
1990-10-05 … FANTASIA … Severance (7)
1990-10-19 … THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1990-11-16 … DICK TRACY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1991-01-18 … CAPRICORN ONE … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1991-01-18 … SUPERMAN II … Strosacker [CWRU Sci-Fi Marathon]
1991-02-23 … FANTASIA … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1991-04-13 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1991-10-19 … SPARTACUS … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1991-11-01 … BACKDRAFT … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1992-01-31 … TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1992-05-09 … FAR AND AWAY … cinema (?) (sneak preview)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Great Northern (sneak preview)
1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Severance (sneak preview)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Great Northern (4+)
1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Severance (4+)
1992-06-12 … STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY … Centrum (1) [Fri/Sat midnight]
1992-06-19 … CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND … Centrum (1) [Fri/Sat midnight] (70mm?)
1992-09-18 … PATRIOT GAMES … Centrum [Fri/Sat midnight] (70mm?)
1992-10-23 … LETHAL WEAPON 3 … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1992-10-30 … FAR AND AWAY … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1992-11-06 … PATRIOT GAMES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1993-04-?? … BARAKA … Tower City [Cleveland International Film Festival]
1993-09-10 … CLIFFHANGER … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1993-11-05 … LAST ACTION HERO … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1993-??-?? … BARAKA … Centrum (?)
1993-??-?? … HOWARDS END … Centrum (?)
1994-11-18 … TRUE LIES … Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series]
1996-??-?? … VERTIGO … Centrum (?)
19??-??-?? … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Centrum (?)
2015-12-25 … THE HATEFUL EIGHT … Valley View (2+)
2017-07-20 … DUNKIRK … Valley View (2+)
Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to contractual terms or print damage (and the distributor’s unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print) or because the booking was moved to a non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the reverse may have been true in some cases whereas a booking began with a 35mm print because the lab was unable to complete the 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run switch to 70mm. In these cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure.
During the roadshow era, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the applicable duration figure.
References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Plain Dealer, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records.
Special Thanks: Cleveland Public Library Center for Local & Global History.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author(s) or editor.
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