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'''Availability:''' Very rare. | '''Availability:''' Very rare. | ||
* However, it is seen on films produced and/or distributed by this company, such as ''Young and Innocent'' and ''Pygmalion'', among others. | * However, it is seen on films produced and/or distributed by this company, such as ''Young and Innocent'' and ''Pygmalion'', among others. | ||
* This is not known to have appeared on any colour films that Rank distributed before the 1944 Rank logo was introduced, as they usually go straight to the logo's of the production companies (like [[The Archers]] or [[Two Cities Films | * This is not known to have appeared on any colour films that Rank distributed before the 1944 Rank logo was introduced, as they usually go straight to the logo's of the production companies (like [[The Archers]] or [[Two Cities Films|Two Cities]]). | ||
==The Rank Organisation== | ==The Rank Organisation== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Much more common than the General Film Distributors Ltd. logo. | '''Availability:''' Much more common than the General Film Distributors Ltd. logo. | ||
* When The Rank Organisation's film library was sold to [[ | * When The Rank Organisation's film library was sold to [[Carlton Television]] in 1997, Carlton originally deleted the logo from many of 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''. | * Among the films containing this logo are well-known classics such as ''Henry V'', ''Hamlet'', ''The Red Shoes'', ''Ladykillers'', and ''The Ipcress File''. | ||
* The logo was not seen at all on ''Bad Timing'', as Rank's management was appalled by the film's gruesome content, with one executive even going as far as to describe it as "a sick film made by sick people for sick people". | * The logo was not seen at all on ''Bad Timing'', as Rank's management was appalled by the film's gruesome content, with one executive even going as far as to describe it as "a sick film made by sick people for sick people". | ||
* The 1980s distribution variant can be seen on international prints of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and is retained on the 1999 VHS and 2000 DVD from [[Rhino Home Video]], alongside the 2000 UK VHS and DVD releases of the movie from Maverick Entertainment and the 4:3 print featured on the 2007 [[ | * The 1980s distribution variant can be seen on international prints of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and is retained on the 1999 VHS and 2000 DVD from [[Rhino Home Video]], alongside the 2000 UK VHS and DVD releases of the movie from Maverick Entertainment and the 4:3 print featured on the 2007 [[Metrodome Distribution]] DVD (Most later prints of the film, like the widescreen, remaster, do not have this, as they use North American prints of the film, which contains the 1986 [[De Laurentiis Entertainment Group]] logo but retains 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 2004 [[Granada Films|Granada]] logo (the latter also appears on the U.S [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] Blu-ray). | ||
* The 1970s variant can be seen on UK TV prints and the Network DVD of ''Short Circuit'' (again, after the 2004 [[Granada Films | * The 1970s variant can be seen on UK TV prints and the Network DVD of ''Short Circuit'' (again, after the 2004 [[Granada Films|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. The German variant was spotted on a May 22, 1982 [[ARD]] airing of ''Fähre nach Hongkong (Ferry to Hong Kong).'' | ||
'''Legacy:''' This is one of the most famous British logos of all time. | '''Legacy:''' This is one of the most famous British logos of all time. | ||