Pictureville Cinema

The interior, ready for showing a Cinerama film on the curved screen

Pictureville Cinema is a cinema auditorium located within the National Media Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Pictureville is one of the best equipped cinemas in the world. It is equipped for 35 mm, 70 mm, 4K resolution and Cinerama projection. The cinema features Dolby Digital EX, DTS and 8 Channel SDDS digital sound systems. It has the only Cinerama projection system in regular use in Europe.[1]

The cinema opened on 8 April 1992, with a charity performance of Hook in 70 mm and 6-channel stereophonic sound.

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References

  1. "About us". National Media Museum. Retrieved 21 July 2011. the only permanent, regularly programmed Cinerama installation in Europe

Coordinates: 53°47′28″N 1°45′25″W / 53.791°N 1.757°W / 53.791; -1.757

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