Rank Organisation

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British company cinema chain film distribution company film production company

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.

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, 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 →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A Stitch in Time → Follow a Star → Man of the Moment → On the Beat → One Good Turn → Press for Time → The Bulldog Breed → The Early Bird → Trouble in Store → Up in the World →	productionCompany
Follow a Star → Hamlet (1948 film) → On the Beat → One Good Turn → Press for Time → The Early Bird → The Square Peg → Up in the World →	distributor
Norman Wisdom →	employer