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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''The Rank Organisation''' was founded in 1937 by producer Joseph Arthur '''Rank''' as "'''[[General Film Distributors]]'''". Rank, as a company, still exists today as '''The Rank Group plc.''', a hotel, resort, and casino operator. The Rank Group acquired all of The Rank Organisation's shares and company in 1995. The Rank film archive is now owned by ITV Studios Global Entertainment, a subsidiary of ITV plc., while the North American rights are held by either [[The Criterion Collection]] or [[Shout! Factory]] (previously, North American rights had been held by [[Embassy Home Entertainment]], [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Video]], and [[Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment]]). The films Rank merely distributed have gone to different owners. | '''The Rank Organisation''' was founded in 1937 by producer Joseph Arthur '''Rank''' as "'''[[General Film Distributors]]'''". Rank, as a company, still exists today as '''The Rank Group plc.''', a hotel, resort, and casino operator. The Rank Group acquired all of The Rank Organisation's shares and company in 1995. The Rank film archive is now owned by [[ITV Studios Global Entertainment]], a subsidiary of ITV plc., while the North American rights are held by either [[The Criterion Collection]] or [[Shout! Factory]] (previously, North American rights had been held by [[Embassy Home Entertainment]], [[Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Video]], and [[Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment]]). The films Rank merely distributed have gone to different owners. | ||
===Gongman (22 November 1944-21 November 1997)=== | ===Gongman (22 November 1944-21 November 1997)=== | ||