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* 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 also retained on the 1999 VHS and 2000 DVD releases, the 1987 UK VHS release by [[Video Gems (UK)|Video Gems]], releases from [[Rhino Home Video]], | * The 1980s distribution variant can be seen on international prints of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and is also retained on the 1999 VHS and 2000 DVD releases, the 1987 UK VHS release by [[Video Gems (UK)|Video Gems]], releases 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 release (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 instead but still retains the gong sounds). | ||
* It is also seen on current UK DVD releases and TV airings of ''Weekend At Bernie's'' (1989), and ''Strictly Ballroom'' (1992) all after the 2004 [[Granada Films|Granada]] logo (the latter also appears on the U.S [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] Blu-ray release). | * It is also seen on current UK DVD releases and TV airings of ''Weekend At Bernie's'' (1989), and ''Strictly Ballroom'' (1992) all after the 2004 [[Granada Films|Granada]] logo (the latter also appears on the U.S [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] Blu-ray release). It may have also been seen on international prints of the [[Gladden Entertainment Corporation|Gladden Entertainment]] catalog, as the former company had a international distribution deal with Rank. | ||
* The 1970s variant can be seen on UK TV prints and the Network DVD release of ''Short Circuit'' (again, after the 2004 [[Granada Films|Granada]] logo). | * The 1970s variant can be seen on UK TV prints and the Network DVD release of ''Short Circuit'' (again, after the 2004 [[Granada Films|Granada]] logo). | ||
* This logo also currently turned up on an Australian airing of the 1949 film ''Eureka Stockade''. | * This logo also currently turned up on an Australian airing of the 1949 film ''Eureka Stockade''. | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
* The black and white version of "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed by THE RANK ORGANISATION}}" also appeared on a reissue print of ''Carry On Cabby'' (1963) before the 1962 [[Anglo-Amalgamated Films]] logo. This combo would be kept intact on later 2000s prints where it's preceded by the black and white variant of the 2003 [[StudioCanal]] logo, while newer prints instead only have the current StudioCanal logo precede the 1962 Anglo-Amalgamated Films logo. | * The black and white version of "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed by THE RANK ORGANISATION}}" also appeared on a reissue print of ''Carry On Cabby'' (1963) before the 1962 [[Anglo-Amalgamated Films]] logo. This combo would be kept intact on later 2000s prints where it's preceded by the black and white variant of the 2003 [[StudioCanal]] logo, while newer prints instead only have the current StudioCanal logo precede the 1962 Anglo-Amalgamated Films logo. | ||
* This may have been seen on international prints of ''Ambition, Pyrates, Tomorrow Never Comes, All Dogs Go to Heaven, A Rage in Harlem, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Circle of Friends, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, Rude Awakening'' (1989), ''Physical Evidence'', ''There Goes the Neighborhood'' (released internationally as ''Paydirt''), ''Love Crimes'', and ''Wilt'' (AKA: ''The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt''), as Rank had foreign distribution rights to those films. | |||
'''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. | ||