Regent Street Cinema
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| Address | 309 Regent Street, London |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′01″N 0°08′34″W / 51.5168359°N 0.1427218°WCoordinates: 51°31′01″N 0°08′34″W / 51.5168359°N 0.1427218°W |
| Owner | University of Westminster |
| Type | Repertory cinema |
| Capacity | 187 seats |
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| Opened | 1848 |
| Renovated | 2012–2015 |
| Closed | 1980 |
| Reopened | 2015 |
| Years active | 1848–1980 2015–present |
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The Regent Street Cinema is a historic repertory cinema located on Regent Street, London. Opened in 1848 and regarded as "the birthplace of British cinema", the cinema featured the first motion picture shown in the United Kingdom. It was closed from 1980 to 2015.
Originally opened in 1848, the Regent Street Cinema is a repertory cinema located at 309 Regent Street, London and situated in the University of Westminster. The cinema contains 187 seats. The cinema is known for having shown the first screening of moving footage in the United Kingdom. It was also the first in the United Kingdom to show an X-rated film. The cinema is able to screen 16 mm, 35 mm, Super 8 and 4K digital formats. The cinema has been described as "the birthplace of British cinema".
The Regent Street Cinema was first opened in 1848 and is housed in the flagship building of the Royal Polytechnic Institution (now University of Westminster). When it was first opened, it was used as a theatre. In late February in 1896, the cinema played a short movie by the Lumière Brothers. It was the first motion picture shown in the United Kingdom. In 1951, La Vie Commence Demain (Life Begins Tomorrow), an X-rated film because of its war imagery, was shown. The cinema was the first in the United Kingdom to show an X-rated film.
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