The Rank Organisation

E189963
British company entertainment conglomerate film distributor film production company

The Rank Organisation was a major British entertainment conglomerate best known for its film production and distribution during the mid-20th century.

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Label Occurrences
The Rank Organisation canonical 13
Rank Organisation 9

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British company ⓘ
entertainment conglomerate ⓘ
film distributor ⓘ
film production company ⓘ
activePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
brand Gongman logo ⓘ
country Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1990s ⓘ
distributedFilm Ealing Studios productions (selected) ⓘ
many British feature films ⓘ
foundedBy J. Arthur Rank ⓘ
founder J. Arthur Rank ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
inception 1937 ⓘ
industry entertainment industry ⓘ
film industry ⓘ
leisure industry ⓘ
keyPerson J. Arthur Rank ⓘ
John Davis (managing director) ⓘ
logo man striking a gong ⓘ
notableFor British film production ⓘ
cinema exhibition ⓘ
film distribution ⓘ
owned Butlins holiday camp ⓘ
surface form: Butlins

Denham Film Studios ⓘ
surface form: Denham Studios

Gaumont cinemas ⓘ
surface form: Gaumont-British cinemas

General Film Distributors ⓘ
Odeon Cinemas ⓘ
Pinewood Studios ⓘ
Rank Film Laboratories ⓘ
Rank Hotels ⓘ
Xerox ⓘ
surface form: Rank Xerox (stake)

Top Rank ballrooms ⓘ
Top Rank bowling alleys ⓘ
parentCompanyOf Rank Film Distributors ⓘ
Rank Film Distributors ⓘ
surface form: Rank Film Productions

Rank Leisure ⓘ
Xerox ⓘ
surface form: Rank Xerox (joint venture)
peakActivity 1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
producedFilm A Matter of Life and Death ⓘ
Black Narcissus ⓘ
Great Expectations (1946 film) ⓘ
Oliver Twist (1948 film) ⓘ
The Red Shoes ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor The Rank Group ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

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The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film) → productionCompany → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
subject surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film) → distributor → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
subject surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
The Square Peg → productionCompany → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rank Organisation
The Rebel → productionCompany → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rank Organisation
The Punch and Judy Man → productionCompany → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rank Organisation
Rank Film Laboratories → parentCompany → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
Rank Film Laboratories → ownedBy → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
J. Arthur Rank → notableWork → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
J. Arthur Rank → founded → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
J. Arthur Rank → employer → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
The Ipcress File → distributedBy → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rank Organisation
Edward Chapman → employer → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rank Organisation
film Reach for the Sky → distributor → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
subject surface form: Reach for the Sky
A Town Like Alice → productionCompany → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
A Town Like Alice → distributor → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
A Night to Remember (1958 film) → productionCompany → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
Carry On Abroad → productionCompany → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
Carry On Abroad → distributor → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
Carry On Dick → distributor → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rank Organisation
Dirk Bogarde → workedFor → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rank Organisation
Christopher Challis → employer → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rank Organisation
Circle of Friends → productionCompany → The Rank Organisation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rank Organisation