Rank Organisation
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Rank Organisation was a major British film production, distribution, and exhibition company that played a central role in the UK cinema industry in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rank Organisation canonical | 41 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British company
ⓘ
cinema chain ⓘ film distribution company ⓘ film production company ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| activity |
cinema exhibition
ⓘ
film distribution ⓘ film production ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Soho
ⓘ
surface form:
Soho, London
|
| businessModel | vertically integrated film company ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
Commonwealth markets
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| famousFor | Gongman logo ⓘ |
| foundedBy | J. Arthur Rank ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
British comedy films
ⓘ
British drama films ⓘ war films ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| inception | 1937 ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ |
| locationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| logo | Gongman ⓘ |
| market | United Kingdom cinema market ⓘ |
| namedAfter | J. Arthur Rank ⓘ |
| notableFor |
British film production
ⓘ
cinema exhibition in the United Kingdom ⓘ film distribution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| operated |
Gaumont cinemas
ⓘ
Cineworld Group ⓘ
surface form:
Odeon Cinemas
|
| owned |
Denham Film Studios
ⓘ
Gainsborough Pictures ⓘ Gaumont-British Picture Corporation ⓘ General Film Distributors ⓘ Odeon Cinemas ⓘ Pinewood Studios ⓘ Rank Film Distributors ⓘ Rank Film Laboratories ⓘ Rank Screen Advertising ⓘ |
| parentCompanyOf |
Gainsborough Pictures
ⓘ
Odeon Cinemas ⓘ Pinewood Studios ⓘ |
| peakInfluence |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| product |
feature films
ⓘ
newsreels ⓘ short films ⓘ |
Referenced by (41)
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