El Capitan Theatre

The El Capitan Theatre, in Los Angeles

The El Capitan Theatre is one of the most elegant and most legendary cinemas of Hollywood, with sumptuous decoration. The Los Angeles audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this palace of the seventh art, a former theatre become a cinema, on Hollywood Boulevard.

The elegant palace of cinema

The El Capitan Theatre is one of the most elegant and most legendary cinemas of Hollywood. Originally, it was not even a cinema but a theatre, inaugurated at the end of the 1920s to host plays and live shows, in a hall of great decorative richness. Its sumptuous interior, mixing the styles with a profusion of ornaments, gildings and colours, makes it one of the finest settings of the boulevard. Over time, the establishment was transformed into a cinema, then magnificently restored to find its splendour of yesteryear again. Today linked to great studios, it has become one of the high places of prestigious premieres, where the great family films are projected in a magical atmosphere, sometimes accompanied by shows on stage. To attend a screening in this exceptional setting is a special experience, that reconnects with the magic of the cinema palaces of the golden age. A jewel of cinema and a sumptuous setting, the El Capitan Theatre is a fine stop of the discovery of Los Angeles.

What to see

You admire one of the most elegant cinemas of Hollywood, originally a theatre inaugurated at the end of the 1920s then transformed into a cinema and restored, with a sumptuous interior mixing ornaments, gildings and colours, become a high place of prestigious premieres where the great family films are projected in a magical atmosphere. The El Capitan Theatre is a jewel of cinema of Los Angeles. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The El Capitan Theatre lies on Hollywood Boulevard, in Los Angeles, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from the street; the screenings, shows and premieres follow their own programme and hours, which vary. It is best to check the agenda before coming.

What is the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles?

One of the most elegant and legendary cinemas of Hollywood, originally a theatre inaugurated at the end of the 1920s then transformed into a cinema and restored; with a sumptuous interior mixing ornaments and gildings, it is today a high place of prestigious premieres and great family films.

Where is the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles?

On Hollywood Boulevard, in Los Angeles, in the United States.