Odeon Luxe Putney
25 Putney High Street,
London,
SW15 1SN
25 Putney High Street,
London,
SW15 1SN
3 people
favorited this theater
Related Websites
Odeon Cinemas Group (Official)
Additional Info
Operated by: Odeon Cinemas Group
Previously operated by: Associated British Cinemas Ltd., Cannon Cinemas, MGM Theatres
Architects: Alan Morgan, Richard Seifert
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: ABC, Cannon, MGM, Odeon
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
440871.224.4007
Manager:
0208.785.3493
Nearby Theaters
Located in the southwest London district of Putney. Opened by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) chain as the ABC, this three screen cinema was a replacement for the Odeon (former Palace/Gaumont) and the adjacent ABC (former Regal Cinema) which were both closed in 1971 and demolished in 1972. (Both have their own pages on Cinema Treasures)
The ABC opened on 14th September 1975 with 943 seats. The opening films were: Paul Newman in “The Drowning Pool” in the 484 seat capacity screen 1, Charlton Heston in “Earthquake” in the 312 seat capacity screen 2 and Sylvia Kristel in “Emmanuelle” in the 147 seat capacity screen 3.
It was re-named Cannon from 1986, MGM from 1990, By 1993 back to Cannon, then ABC (again) and most recently Odeon. It was closed for refurbishment in October 2017 for refurbishment and re-opened as the Odeon Luxe Putney on 14th December 2017. The total seating capacity has been reduced to 333.
Contributed by
KenRoe
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 10 comments)
A 2005 photograph of the Odeon Putney:
http://www.moviebunker.com/odeon_putney.htm
An auditorium shot here, dating from late 1980’s:–
View link
TRIVIA: DR hurst (john woodvine) buys a newspaper in AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON outside this fleapit.
I remember queuing up on Putney Bridge to see Jaws.
Glad to see she’s still going strong, and business is good.
From former manager John Allen.
I started my career in the film industry at the original Odeon Putney in 1967 as a trainee projectionist. It had a wonderful atmosphere, and all the staff were more like friends than work colleagues. It was heartbreaking when it closed and we had to strip out all the fittings ready for demolition.
Odeon web-site confirms that it will be re-opened as an Odeon Luxe in Decemeber 2017.
A little known fact is that this new ABC built in 1975, designed by architect Alan Morgan, was originally to be a twin. However, last minute changes to the plans, splitting one of the auditoria, meant that it opened as a triple. This is why Screen 1 was a shoe box shape and the small Screen 3 was an awkward shape with a lot of void wasted space in front of the projection box and behind the screen.
September 12th, 1975, grand opening ad posted.
I believe that this theater went back to Cannon in 1992-ish. Advertisements from 1993 says that the Putney was operated by Cannon.