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- General Film Distributors (GFD), later known as J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors and Rank Film Distributors Ltd., was a British film distribution company based in London. It was active between 1935 and 1996, and from 1937 it was part of the Rank Organisation.
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In spring 1997, the Rank Group sold Rank Film Distributors, including its library of 749 films, to Carlton Communications for £65 million and immediately became known as Carlton/RFD Ltd. Pinewood Studios and Odeon Cinemas were both sold off in February 2000 for £62 million and £280 million respectively.
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General Film Distributors (GFD), later known as J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors and Rank Film Distributors Ltd., was a British film distribution company based in London. It was active between 1935 and 1996, and from 1937 it was part of the Rank Organisation.
Rank Film Distributors was a film distribution company owned by the Rank Organisation. It was created as General Film Distributors in 1935 by the British film distributor C. M. Woolf (1879–1942) after he had resigned from Gaumont British and closed his distribution company Woolf & Freedman Film Service.
Feb 24, 2023 · The Rank Organisation was a British entertainment conglomerate founded by J. Arthur Rank in 1937. It became the largest vertically integrated film company in the UK, owning production, distribution and exhibition facilities. It diversified into the manufacture of radios, TVs and photocopiers.
Jun 16, 2024 · 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.
By the late 1940s, the Rank Organisation owned five major film studio complexes and 650 UK cinemas. The Rank Organisation produced many successful films and became one of the world's biggest film companies.
Classic film buffs will fondly remember the thrilling sight of the famous “Gong Man” which preceded the opening credits of every movie produced by The Rank Organisation, England’s biggest and finest film production, distribution and exhibition company.
