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.


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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, 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
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
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


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