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Currently, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] owns American home media rights to most of the Embassy film library after they acquired the rights to the pre-March 31, 1996 [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK)|PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] library, which also included the Nelson library. [[Sony Pictures Television]] owns television rights to the film library as successor-in-interest to Embassy Communications. Sony also owns the Embassy logo, names and trademarks through ELP Communications. [[Lionsgate Films]] owns American streaming rights to select titles in the Embassy library, and home media rights to at least some of the same, by agreement with StudioCanal. | Currently, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] owns American home media rights to most of the Embassy film library after they acquired the rights to the pre-March 31, 1996 [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (UK)|PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] library, which also included the Nelson library. [[Sony Pictures Television]] owns television rights to the film library as successor-in-interest to Embassy Communications. Sony also owns the Embassy logo, names and trademarks through ELP Communications. [[Lionsgate Films]] owns American streaming rights to select titles in the Embassy library, and home media rights to at least some of the same, by agreement with StudioCanal. | ||
== Embassy Pictures (1st Era) == | ==Embassy Pictures (1st Era)== | ||
===1st Logo (May 28, 1961-December 21, 1967)=== | ===1st Logo (May 28, 1961-December 21, 1967)=== | ||
[[File:Lr7R1LDVMELLOVsec2SyRw8724.jpeg|center|350px]] | [[File:Lr7R1LDVMELLOVsec2SyRw8724.jpeg|center|350px]] | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* A black & white variant has been spotted. | |||
*A black & white variant has been spotted. | * There are some in-credit variants. | ||
*There are some in-credit variants. | |||
'''FX/SFX:''' None. | '''FX/SFX:''' None. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Only the opening theme of the movie. | '''Music/Sounds:''' Only the opening theme of the movie. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare. It's seen on some American-distributed Italian movies (most of which are in public domain) and ''The Graduate''. While the next logo below plastered this logo on most pre-1998 prints of the latter (while the 1978 Magnetic Video Corporation VHS release plasters this with the Avco Embassy Television logo). It has been restored on current prints of ''The Graduate'', beginning with the 1997 StudioCanal/Carolco Pictures (through Strand Releasing and Rialto Pictures) theatrical release and 1998 PolyGram Video VHS release, along with the MGM Home Entertainment DVD and Blu-ray releases and current television airings. | '''Availability:''' Rare. It's seen on some American-distributed Italian movies (most of which are in public domain) and ''The Graduate''. While the next logo below plastered this logo on most pre-1998 prints of the latter (while the 1978 [[Magnetic Video Corporation|Magnetic Video]] VHS release plasters this with the Avco Embassy Television logo). It has been restored on current prints of ''The Graduate'', beginning with the 1997 [[StudioCanal (France)|StudioCanal]]/Carolco Pictures (through Strand Releasing and Rialto Pictures) theatrical release and 1998 [[PolyGram Video (UK)|PolyGram Video]] VHS release, along with the [[MGM Home Entertainment]] DVD and Blu-ray releases and current television airings. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||