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'''Seven Arts Productions''' was a production company founded in 1957 by Ray Stark and Eliot Hyman (the latter of whom started [[Associated Artists Productions]] (a.a.p.) in 1953) producing films for other studios such as: ''The Misfits'' for [[United Artists]], ''Gigot'' for [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]], ''Lolita'' for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]], and ''Is Paris Burning?'' for [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]. During the years, the company joined up with the horror production company [[Hammer Films (UK)|Hammer Film Productions]]. In 1967, Seven Arts acquired [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] from Jack Warner for $32 million and merged with it forming "Warner Bros.-Seven Arts". Seven Arts Productions is not to be confused with [[Carolco Pictures|Carolco]]/[[New Line Cinema|New Line]]'s "[[Seven Arts Pictures]]", UK's "[[Seven Arts Entertainment (UK)|Seven Arts Entertainment]]", CanWest's "[[Seven Arts International]]", or [[Seven Arts Television]]. | '''Seven Arts Productions''' was a production company founded in 1957 by Ray Stark and Eliot Hyman (the latter of whom started [[Associated Artists Productions]] (a.a.p.) in 1953) producing films for other studios such as: ''The Misfits'' for [[United Artists]], ''Gigot'' for [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]], ''Lolita'' for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]], and ''Is Paris Burning?'' for [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]. During the years, the company joined up with the horror production company [[Hammer Films (UK)|Hammer Film Productions]]. In 1967, Seven Arts acquired [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] from Jack Warner for $32 million and merged with it forming "Warner Bros.-Seven Arts". Seven Arts Productions is not to be confused with [[Carolco Pictures|Carolco]]/[[New Line Cinema|New Line]]'s "[[Seven Arts Pictures]]", UK's "[[Seven Arts Entertainment (UK)|Seven Arts Entertainment]]", CanWest's "[[Seven Arts International]]", or [[Seven Arts Television]]. | ||
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