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|{{w|J. Arthur Rank Enterprise (1944-1973)}} | |{{w|J. Arthur Rank Enterprise (1944-1973)}} | ||
}}|fate=Assets sold to Rank Group. Film assets are now owned by ITV plc.|successors=The Rank Group|defunct=7 February 1996 ({{age|1996|2|7}} years ago)}} | }}|fate=Assets sold to Rank Group. Film assets are now owned by ITV plc.|successors=The Rank Group|defunct=7 February 1996 ({{age|1996|2|7}} years ago)}} | ||
===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 Distribution|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 Distribution|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. | ||
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===Logo (22 November 1944-21 November 1997)=== | |||
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* Though Rank distributed ''Reservoir Dogs'' in the UK, this did not appear at all on the film. | * Though Rank distributed ''Reservoir Dogs'' in the UK, this did not appear at all on the film. | ||
* This also appears on British VHS prints of ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'', preceding the [[New Line Cinema]] logo. | * This also appears on British VHS prints of ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'', preceding the [[New Line Cinema]] logo. | ||
* The German variant was spotted on a 22 May 1982 [[ARD]] airing of ''Fähre nach Hongkong (Ferry to Hong Kong) | * The German variant was spotted on a 22 May 1982 [[ARD]] airing of ''Fähre nach Hongkong (Ferry to Hong Kong)''. | ||
* The original version of this logo also appeared at the start of an November | * The original version of this logo also appeared at the start of an 10 November 2022 UK airing of ''Countess Dracula'' (1971) on LEGEND, following the 2009 ITV Studios Global Entertainment, the 2001 version of the 1986 MGM and 2001 [[United Artists]] logos. | ||
'''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. | ||
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{{Navbox-ITV}} | {{Navbox-ITV}} | ||
{{Movie-Navbox}} | {{Movie-Navbox}} | ||
{{British film logos}} | |||
[[Category:United Kingdom]] | [[Category:United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Film logos]] | [[Category:Film logos]] | ||