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Curzon Soho 2Curzon Soho 2
David Lean Cinema, CroydonCurzon Mayfair
Cinema

Curzon Soho

93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5DY

A mecca for film lovers in central London.

Leicester Square

Area:Central

Borough:Westminster

David Lean Cinema, CroydonCurzon Mayfair
Curzon Soho 8

Curzon Soho

Area

Central

Open

1959—Present

Borough

Westminster
Cinema opened: 1959
First film: Gigi
Screens: 3
Capacity: 72, 81, 249
Orig. screens: 1
Orig. capacity: 734
Usage: Cinema (Curzon Soho)
Architect: H.G. Hammond
AKA: Columbia, Classic, Premiere, Curzon West End
Circuit: Columbia (1959—1982)Classic (1982—1984)Cannon (1984—1984)Curzon (1985— Present)

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