Orion Pictures (later under MGM control)

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American company film distribution company film production company

Orion Pictures is an American film production and distribution company known for acclaimed movies like "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Dances with Wolves," later operating as a division under Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).

Aliases (2)

Orion Pictures ×47
Orion Pictures (various periods) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American company → film distribution company → film production company →
abbreviation	Orion →
acquiredBy	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →
acquisitionCompletedInYear	1997 →
country	United States →
distributedFilm	Amadeus → Dances with Wolves → Hannah and Her Sisters → Platoon → RoboCop → The Silence of the Lambs →
experiencedEvent	bankruptcy in early 1990s →
focusAfterRelaunch	specialty and mid-budget films →
foundedBy	Arthur B. Krim → Eric Pleskow → Mike Medavoy → Robert Benjamin → William Bernstein →
foundedInYear	1978 →
hasLogoFeature	Orion constellation →
hasType	film label → motion picture studio →
headquartersLocation	California → Los Angeles → United States →
industry	entertainment industry → film industry →
knownFor	Amadeus → Dances with Wolves → Hannah and Her Sisters → Platoon → RoboCop → The Silence of the Lambs →
languageOfWork	English →
notableAward	Academy Award for Best Picture for Amadeus → Academy Award for Best Picture for Dances with Wolves → Academy Award for Best Picture for Platoon → Academy Award for Best Picture for The Silence of the Lambs →
operatesAs	division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →
parentCompany	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →
periodOfProminence	1980s → early 1990s →
producedFilm	Dances with Wolves → The Silence of the Lambs →
relaunch	2013 relaunch under MGM →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
MGM →	hasDivision
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ("Orion Pictures (various periods)") →	hasSubsidiary