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{{PageCredits|description=Nicholas Aczel, Sean Beard and Eric S.|capture=Eric S., VPJHuk, TVB, Derrick Anderson and LMgamer36|edits=TVB, Blue2000, LMgamer36 and Jesse Coffey|video=Peakpasha, LogicSmash, daktari tubabu, DudeThatLogo, Dan VHS and IdentsandLogos}}{{Infobox company|founded=23 | {{PageCredits|description=Nicholas Aczel, Sean Beard and Eric S.|capture=Eric S., VPJHuk, TVB, Derrick Anderson and LMgamer36|edits=TVB, Blue2000, LMgamer36 and Jesse Coffey|video=Peakpasha, LogicSmash, daktari tubabu, DudeThatLogo, Dan VHS and IdentsandLogos}}{{Infobox company|founded=April 23, 1937 ({{age|1937|4|23}} years ago)|country=United Kingdom|name=The Rank Organisation|founder=J. Arthur Rank|formerly={{unbulleted list | ||
|{{w|General Film Distributors (1937-1944)}} | |{{w|General Film Distributors (1937-1944)}} | ||
|{{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 | }}|fate=Assets sold to Rank Group. Film assets are now owned by ITV plc.|successors=The Rank Group|defunct=February 7, 1996 ({{age|1996|2|7}} years ago)}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
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* 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 | * The original version of this logo also appeared at the start of a November 10, 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. | ||