Utahns wanting to see Christopher Nolan’s newest feature, “The Odyssey,” will need to make an epic journey of their own to see the film the way the director intended: projected from 70mm film on towering IMAX screens.

The closest such theater is in Las Vegas, and it’ll cost you more than $50 for the limited tickets that remain. After that, the closest 70mm IMAX theater is in Denver.

But Utah does have some pretty large screens that will get you a viewing experience close to Nolan’s vision.

The largest commercial option is the IMAX at the Megaplex Jordan Commons in Sandy, which boasts a screen 80 feet wide and 60 feet tall, with all the accoutrements of a Megaplex experience, including reserved seating.

The nearest — and next largest — IMAX cinema to Salt Lake City that preserves Nolan’s preferred aspect ratio is in a somewhat surprising location: the Clark Planetarium in downtown Salt Lake City.

While the county-owned facility doesn’t typically play new commercial films on its 70-by-50-foot screen, they snagged this one and are selling tickets for just over $15 to watch it there through Aug. 6. Tickets are available on their website at saltlakecounty.gov/clark-planetarium/imax.

The auditorium-style seating is first-come, first-served. You may see a message saying you need to print your ticket or receipt, but staff said a digital version will work just fine.

Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” an adaptation of the ancient Greek epic poem depicting Odysseus’s grueling journey home, was shot entirely on IMAX film cameras. It is the first time a director has shot an entire feature film in that format.

At IMAX 70mm locations, according to the film’s official marketing materials, viewers will see each shot in the “highest-resolution format available” for an “unparalleled sense of immersion” on floor-to-ceiling screens. The taller and wider the screen, the closer a viewer is to seeing the shots as Nolan intended. Smaller screens will crop the top and bottom of the image.

To understand the difference, the film’s creators launched a handy guide, showing the trailer in different aspect ratios.

Other IMAX theater options:

• Megaplex IMAX at Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City.

• Megaplex 14 & IMAX at Legacy Crossing in Centerville.

• Megaplex 20 at the District & IMAX in South Jordan.

• Megaplex Theatres @ Geneva & IMAX in Vineyard.

A Utah Megaplex spokesperson said the company expects “The Odyssey” to make up more than half of its ticket sales this weekend.

Salt Lake City’s independent theater, the Broadway Centre Cinemas at 111 E. 300 South, is also showing “The Odyssey” on its more traditional, smaller screens — but it’s showing the movie projected from real 35mm film. For tickets, visit slfs.org.

A complete list of IMAX theaters showing “The Odyssey” is available at imax.com/movie/the-odyssey.