3 . ▁Other ▁ 7 0 mm ▁films ▁followed , ▁The ▁Magn ific ent ▁Show man ▁( the ▁UK ▁Title ▁of ▁Circ us ▁World ), ▁The ▁Great ▁Race ▁( a ▁ 3 5 mm ▁" b low ▁up ") ▁and ▁The ▁Bible . ▁With ▁fewer ▁films ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁format , ▁it ▁later ▁became ▁difficult ▁to ▁programme ▁the ▁theatre . ▁It ▁res orted ▁to ▁rev iv als ▁of ▁old ▁ 7 0 mm ▁mov ies ▁before ▁opening ▁The ▁Com ed ians ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁( a ▁ 7 0 mm ▁Pan av ision ▁blow ▁up ). ▁This ▁ran ▁for ▁nine ▁weeks ▁and ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Tod d - A O ▁ep ic ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁World ▁in ▁ 8 0 ▁Days , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁this ▁film ▁had ▁been ▁shown ▁in ▁ 7 0 mm ▁in ▁London . ▁This ▁ran ▁until ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁when ▁C iner ama ▁pulled ▁out ▁and ▁the ▁theatre ▁revert ed ▁to ▁live ▁use . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Earl , ▁John ▁and ▁Michael ▁S ell , ▁Guide ▁to ▁British ▁The at res ▁ 1 7 5 0 – 1 9 5 0 , ▁The at res ▁Trust , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁pp .   1 2 1 – 1 2 2 ▁ ▁Glas stone , ▁Victor , ▁Victor ian ▁and ▁Edward ian ▁The at res ▁London : ▁Th ames ▁and