British Lion Films

E190485

British company film distribution company film production company

British Lion Films was a prominent British film production and distribution company active for much of the 20th century, known for backing and releasing a wide range of notable UK films.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
British Lion Films canonical	12
British Lion Film Corporation	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British company ⓘ film distribution company ⓘ film production company ⓘ
activity	film distribution ⓘ film production ⓘ
basedIn	England ⓘ
businessArea	film distribution in cinemas ⓘ film financing ⓘ film marketing ⓘ
businessModel	acquiring distribution rights ⓘ financing film productions ⓘ theatrical film distribution ⓘ
companyType	privately held company ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
culturalImpact	contributed to the development of British national cinema ⓘ
distributionChannel	cinema ⓘ
focus	British-made films ⓘ UK film distribution ⓘ
genreFocus	British comedy films ⓘ British drama films ⓘ British war films ⓘ
hasAudience	cinema-going public in the UK ⓘ
hasType	film studio brand ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important supporter of British film industry in the 20th century ⓘ
industry	film industry ⓘ
languageOfFilms	English ⓘ
locationCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
market	United Kingdom theatrical market ⓘ
mediaFormat	35 mm film ⓘ
mediaType	motion pictures ⓘ
notableFor	backing independent British filmmakers ⓘ distributing British feature films ⓘ supporting British cinema ⓘ
operatedInCentury	20th century ⓘ
operationalStatus	historical company ⓘ
product	British feature films ⓘ theatrically released films ⓘ
regionServed	United Kingdom ⓘ international markets ⓘ
roleInIndustry	major British film distributor ⓘ major British film producer ⓘ
workScope	feature films ⓘ theatrical releases ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Entertainer (1960 film) → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

Othello (1965 film) → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

The Go-Between → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

The Wicker Man (1973 film) → productionCompany → British Lion Films ⓘ

The Wicker Man (1973 film) → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

The Final Programme → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

The Extra Day → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

The Third Man → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Lion Film Corporation

Don't Look Now (1973 film) → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

subject surface form: Don't Look Now

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

The Man Who Fell to Earth → distributor → British Lion Films ⓘ

The Man Who Fell to Earth → productionCompany → British Lion Films ⓘ

Romulus Films → collaboratedWith → British Lion Films ⓘ