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

Referenced by (123)

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City Lights distributor United Artists
Come and Get It distributor United Artists
Coquette (1929 film) distributor United Artists
Diamonds Are Forever distributor United Artists
subject surface form: Diamonds Are Forever (film)
Fiddler on the Roof distributor United Artists
Henry V (1944 film) distributor United Artists
High Noon distributor United Artists
In the Heat of the Night distributor United Artists
subject surface form: Inherit the Wind (1960 film)
Lilies of the Field distributor United Artists
Midnight Cowboy distributor United Artists
Nicholas Nickleby distributor United Artists
subject surface form: Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)
On the Beach distributor United Artists
Orphans of the Storm distributor United Artists
Pollyanna (1920 film) distributor United Artists
Rebecca (1940 film) distributor United Artists
Richard III (1955 film) distributor United Artists
Rocky II distributor United Artists
Rocky III distributor United Artists
Rocky film series distributor United Artists
Rollerball distributor United Artists
Some Like It Hot distributor United Artists
Sparrows (1926 film) distributor United Artists
Spellbound distributor United Artists
Spellbound (1945 film) distributor United Artists
The African Queen distributor United Artists
The Big Country distributor United Artists
The Dogs of War distributor United Artists
The Eagle distributor United Artists
The Gaucho distributor United Artists
The Gay Desperado distributor United Artists
The Gold Rush distributor United Artists
The Iron Mask distributor United Artists
The Magic Sword distributor United Artists
The Mark of Zorro distributor United Artists
The Misfits distributor United Artists
The Thief of Bagdad distributor United Artists
subject surface form: The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film)
The Wilby Conspiracy distributor United Artists
Tom Jones distributor United Artists
subject surface form: Tom Jones (1963 film)
Way Down East distributor United Artists
Arthur Edeson employer United Artists
Arthur Hornblow Jr. employer United Artists
Fred Niblo employer United Artists
Paulette Goddard employer United Artists
Charlie Chaplin founded United Artists