Associated British Picture Corporation

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Associated British Picture Corporation was a major British film production, distribution, and cinema-owning company active primarily in the mid-20th century.

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Associated British Picture Corporation canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cinema chain
film production company
activeYearsEndYear 1970s
activeYearsStartYear 1930s
alsoKnownAs ABPC NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1970s
distributed American films in the UK
films produced by other British studios
distributedIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cinema operation
film distribution
film production
foundedBy John Maxwell NERFINISHED
genre feature films
hasAudience cinema-goers in the United Kingdom
hasPart ABPC Studios NERFINISHED
Associated British Cinemas NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
inception 1933
industry entertainment industry
film industry
languageOfWorkOrName English
locationOfBusiness Borehamwood NERFINISHED
Elstree NERFINISHED
locationOfFacility Elstree Studios NERFINISHED
notableWork Ice Cold in Alex NERFINISHED
Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film) NERFINISHED
The Cruel Sea NERFINISHED
The Dam Busters NERFINISHED
The Lavender Hill Mob NERFINISHED
numberOfEmployees thousands
operated Elstree Studios NERFINISHED
owned cinemas in the United Kingdom
film studios at Elstree
ownedBy Associated British Cinemas NERFINISHED
Thorn Electrical Industries NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Associated British Cinemas NERFINISHED
Thorn Electrical Industries NERFINISHED
partOf British film industry
produced British comedies
British crime films
British war films
significantEvent acquisition by Thorn Electrical Industries in 1969
successor Thorn EMI NERFINISHED
timePeriod mid-20th century

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Associated British Corporation parentCompany Associated British Picture Corporation
British International Pictures successor Associated British Picture Corporation