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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Douglas Fairbanks founded United Artists
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hasSubsidiary United Artists
this entity surface form: United Artists (various periods)
the song Lucille labelCatalogNumber United Artists
subject surface form: Lucille
this entity surface form: United Artists UA-XW891-Y
Gideon labelImprint United Artists
this entity surface form: Liberty/United Artists (transition period branding)
Kenny labelImprint United Artists
Hollywood Golden Age majorStudio United Artists
MGM ownedAsset United Artists
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer owns United Artists
this entity surface form: United Artists Releasing (historical stake)
A Bridge Too Far productionCompany United Artists
Annie Hall productionCompany United Artists
Coquette (1929 film) productionCompany United Artists
Deuces Wild productionCompany United Artists
Rocky V productionCompany United Artists
Rollerball productionCompany United Artists
Sparrows (1926 film) productionCompany United Artists
The Big Country productionCompany United Artists
The Dogs of War productionCompany United Artists
The Eagle productionCompany United Artists
The Gay Desperado productionCompany United Artists
The Iron Mask productionCompany United Artists
Valkyrie (2008 film) productionCompany United Artists
Mary Pickford workedFor United Artists