United Artists

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United Artists is an American film and television entertainment studio historically known for giving filmmakers creative control and producing influential, artist-driven movies.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf entertainment company
film studio
television production company
businessModel distribution for independently produced films
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distributed independent productions by major filmmakers
focus creative autonomy over studio control
foundedBy Charlie Chaplin
D. W. Griffith
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
foundingPurpose to allow artists to control their own distribution
to give filmmakers greater creative control
hasMedium television programming
theatrical films
industry film industry
television industry
influenced independent film movement in the United States
studio practices regarding creative control
knownFor artist-driven films
granting creative freedom to filmmakers
independent-style production within Hollywood
notableCollaborator Billy Wilder
John Huston
Martin Scorsese
Sidney Lumet
Woody Allen
produced Annie Hall
High Noon
In the Heat of the Night
James Bond
surface form: James Bond film series

Last Tango in Paris
Manhattan
Marty
Midnight Cowboy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Raging Bull
Rocky
Some Like It Hot
The Apartment
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Magnificent Seven
The Pink Panther (2006 film)
surface form: The Pink Panther

Tom Jones
West Side Story
reputation director-friendly studio
home for auteur filmmakers

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Paramount Decree of 1948 appliedTo United Artists
The Tramp associatedWith United Artists
D. W. Griffith coFounded United Artists
Fairbanks coFounded United Artists
subject surface form: Douglas Fairbanks
Joseph M. Schenck coFounded United Artists
Mary Pickford coFounded United Artists
Charlie Chaplin coFounderOf United Artists
Fairbanks family coFounderOf United Artists
subject surface form: Douglas Fairbanks
The Girl with the Curls coFounderOf United Artists
subject surface form: Mary Pickford
Fairbanks family coFounderOf United Artists
subject surface form: Mary Pickford
A Bridge Too Far distributedBy United Artists
A View to a Kill distributedBy United Artists
Apocalypse Now distributedBy United Artists
film Birdman of Alcatraz distributedBy United Artists
subject surface form: Birdman of Alcatraz
Body and Soul distributedBy United Artists
subject surface form: Body and Soul (1947 film)
Coming Home distributedBy United Artists
Duel at Diablo distributedBy United Artists
Kiss Me Deadly distributedBy United Artists
Last Tango in Paris distributedBy United Artists
Limelight distributedBy United Artists
Marty distributedBy United Artists
Modern Times distributedBy United Artists
Raging Bull distributedBy United Artists
Rocky distributedBy United Artists
Rocky V distributedBy United Artists
Run Silent, Run Deep distributedBy United Artists
Scarface (1932 film) distributedBy United Artists
Second Chorus distributedBy United Artists
Stagecoach distributedBy United Artists
The Apartment distributedBy United Artists
The Black Pirate distributedBy United Artists
The Black Stallion distributedBy United Artists
The Great Dictator distributedBy United Artists
The Magnificent Seven distributedBy United Artists
subject surface form: The Magnificent Seven (1960 film)
The Thomas Crown Affair distributedBy United Artists
subject surface form: The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)
Valkyrie (2008 film) distributedBy United Artists
A Fish Called Wanda distributor United Artists
Annie Hall distributor United Artists
Bowling for Columbine distributor United Artists
Broken Blossoms distributor United Artists