Apollo Theatre
Stauffacherstrasse 41,
Zurich
8004
Stauffacherstrasse 41,
Zurich
8004
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Plenty of photographs and images of the Apollo Theatre (text in German) here:
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The Apollo Cinerama closed in May 1988. The Cinerama Screen was installed until the end! I was at the Farewell show wich went trough the whole april ‘88, I often saw 3 Film a day, most im 70mm (Technirama, Blow ups, Todd AO). Blame UBS Switzerland for the tear down. Even this Bank became sponsors of most Movie OpenAir -Shows later.
I have a book on Zurich cinemas. Here are specific details that I can translate from the German text:–
Architect: Peter Giumini of Zurich
Opened: 18th September 1928
Seats: 1,700
Organ: Welte, opened by Herman Kuppers
I believe Eugen Scotoni was the building firm.
Contemporary reviews of the theatre in 1928 heralded it as the ‘Largest, most modern Cinema & Variety Theatre in Switzerland’.
Do you remember also a theatre just off the downtown area where every morning they would run trailers of upcoming attractions – regardless of where booked – for free? I even believe the concession stand was open during these showings.
I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark here in the main screen in 1981 and Fort Apache the Bronx in the small screen. Zurich at the time had a few large cinemas remaining – the ABC, the Bellevue which was very Disney, the Capitol which was porn these three I believe now are plexed – but the Apollo was the grandest. The other great thing about Zurich moviegoing was a showcase in the Bahnhof (the train station) with posters and showtimes of anything playing in town – which was great for students and trainees working there who didn’t really know enough German to buy a paper. Most major releases are shown in English with 3 subtitles German Italian and French
The theatre’s website (text in German) is at:
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