HandMade Films
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HandMade Films is a British film production and distribution company best known for backing influential independent films in the late 1970s and 1980s, including several Monty Python–related projects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HandMade Films canonical | 15 |
| HandMade Films PLC | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
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film distribution company ⓘ film production company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bob Hoskins
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Eric Idle ⓘ HandMade Films self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
HandMade Films PLC
Michael Palin ⓘ Monty Python ⓘ Neil Jordan ⓘ Richard E. Grant ⓘ Terry Gilliam ⓘ Terry Jones ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era |
1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Denis O'Brien
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George Harrison ⓘ |
| foundedFor | financing Monty Python's Life of Brian ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
British comedy films
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independent films ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
Denis O'Brien
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George Harrison ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| industry |
entertainment industry
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film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English-language films ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
helped revitalize British cinema in the 1980s
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supported controversial projects such as Monty Python's Life of Brian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
backing independent films in the late 1970s and 1980s
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producing Monty Python–related films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Private Function
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Bullshot ⓘ Mona Lisa ⓘ Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl ⓘ Life of Brian ⓘ
surface form:
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Nuns on the Run ⓘ Shanghai Surprise ⓘ The Long Good Friday ⓘ The Missionary ⓘ Time Bandits ⓘ Water ⓘ Withnail & I ⓘ
surface form:
Withnail and I
|
| role |
film distributor
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film financier ⓘ film producer ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
HandMade Films PLC