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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> The two “hits” of the gong. On other early logos, the gong sounds different. Sometimes, it's silent. | <u>Music/Sounds:</u> The two “hits” of the gong. On other early logos, the gong sounds different. Sometimes, it's silent. | ||
<u>Availability:</u> Much more common than the General Film Distibutors Ltd. logo. The Rank Organisation film library was sold to Carlton Television in 1997. Carlton originally deleted the logo from its prints (seeing as they have a nasty habit of removing/plastering logos), but now it is steadily reappearing on recently remastered TV prints and home video releases. Restoration and remastering of the Rank film archive continues under ITV Studios' ownership. Among the films containing this logo are well known classics such as ''Henry V'', ''Hamlet'', ''The Red Shoes'', ''Ladykillers'', and ''The Ipcress File''. The 1980s distribution variant can be seen on international prints and the Rhino Home Video VHS of ''Transformers: The Movie'' (though the recent region 2 DVD release of the film does not have this, at it uses the North American print of the film, which contains the 1986 De Laurentiis Entertainment Group logo with the gong sounds). It is also seen on recent UK DVDs and TV airings of ''Weekend At Bernie's'', and ''Strictly Ballroom'' all after the current Granada logo (the latter also appears on the U.S Lionsgate Blu-ray). The 1970s variant can be seen on UK TV prints and the Network DVD of ''Short Circuit'' (again, after the Granada logo). This logo also recently turned up on an Australian airing of the 1949 film ''Eureka Stockade''. Though Rank distributed ''Reservoir Dogs'' in the UK, this did not appear at all on the film. | <u>Availability:</u> Much more common than the General Film Distibutors Ltd. logo. The Rank Organisation film library was sold to Carlton Television in 1997. Carlton originally deleted the logo from its prints (seeing as they have a nasty habit of removing/plastering logos), but now it is steadily reappearing on recently remastered TV prints and home video releases. Restoration and remastering of the Rank film archive continues under ITV Studios' ownership. Among the films containing this logo are well known classics such as ''Henry V'', ''Hamlet'', ''The Red Shoes'', ''Ladykillers'', and ''The Ipcress File''. The 1980s distribution variant can be seen on international prints and the Rhino Home Video VHS of ''Transformers: The Movie'' (though the recent region 2 DVD release of the film does not have this, at it uses the North American print of the film, which contains the 1986 [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]] logo with the gong sounds). It is also seen on recent UK DVDs and TV airings of ''Weekend At Bernie's'', and ''Strictly Ballroom'' all after the current Granada logo (the latter also appears on the U.S Lionsgate Blu-ray). The 1970s variant can be seen on UK TV prints and the Network DVD of ''Short Circuit'' (again, after the Granada logo). This logo also recently turned up on an Australian airing of the 1949 film ''Eureka Stockade''. Also appeared on a U.S. streaming print of ''Gleaming the Cube'' on Amazon Prime Video. Though Rank distributed ''Reservoir Dogs'' in the UK, this did not appear at all on the film. | ||
<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is one of the most famous British logos of all time, but it is understandable that some may be bothered by the loud gong sounds and/or the dark environment. | <u>Editor's Note:</u> This is one of the most famous British logos of all time, but it is understandable that some may be bothered by the loud gong sounds and/or the dark environment. | ||