Savoy Cinema, Cork
Dublin Core
Title
Savoy Cinema, Cork
Subject
Cork Film Festival, International Film Festival, Savoy Cinema
Description
This is a black and white photo of the Savoy Cinema on Patrick Street in Cork, advertising the 1956 festival. Flags adorn the building in a night-time scene and crowds are gathered outside. Posters include signs for World Premiere - tonight at 8pm; Anna Neagle, Sylvia Syms; and the film My Teenage Daughter (Herbert Wilcox, 1956).
The Savoy cinema was opened by the then Lord Mayor of Cork, Frank J Wallace, in May 1932. With almost 2,000 seats it was the largest cinema in the country at the time. It had an elaborate art-deco exterior and hosted the festival from its beginning in 1956. The last feature film screened at the Savoy was The Towering Inferno (John Guillermin, 1974) on Saturday 1st February 1975. Hosted by Cork Film International it was a Gala Premiere and a special programme was compiled, printed and presented to Cork Film International by the London Friends of Cork.
The Savoy cinema was opened by the then Lord Mayor of Cork, Frank J Wallace, in May 1932. With almost 2,000 seats it was the largest cinema in the country at the time. It had an elaborate art-deco exterior and hosted the festival from its beginning in 1956. The last feature film screened at the Savoy was The Towering Inferno (John Guillermin, 1974) on Saturday 1st February 1975. Hosted by Cork Film International it was a Gala Premiere and a special programme was compiled, printed and presented to Cork Film International by the London Friends of Cork.
Creator
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, RW Hammond
Source
Cork Film Festival Collection
Publisher
University College Cork
Date
1956
Contributor
RW Hammond
Rights
©RW Hammond. All rights reserved. Please credit Cork International Film Festival & provide a link back to this site.
Relation
You can see an image of the Gala Premiere programme cover for the screening of The Towering Inferno in the Programme Collection.
Format
Photo
TIFF
JPEG
TIFF
JPEG
Language
English, eng
Coverage
1956
Cork, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photo
Physical Dimensions
215 x 165mm
Collection
Citation
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, RW Hammond, “Savoy Cinema, Cork,” Cork International Film Festival Archive, accessed December 30, 2024, https://corkfilmfest.ucc.ie/items/show/1.