First Artists
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First Artists was an American film production company formed in the late 1960s by prominent actors seeking greater creative control over their projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Artists canonical | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
film production company ⓘ |
| basedOn | concept of United Artists ⓘ |
| businessModel | star-driven production deals ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | early 1980s ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
National General Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| era | New Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | motion picture production ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Barbra Streisand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ agent David Begelman ⓘ agent Freddie Fields ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
First Artists Production Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Artists, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
Barbra Streisand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Begelman NERFINISHED ⓘ Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddie Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| inception |
1969
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
actor-ownership of film negatives in some deals
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profit participation for founding stars ⓘ |
| produced |
The Getaway (1972 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sting (development participation, not sole production) ⓘ Up the Sandbox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to give major actors greater creative control over their films ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.