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  1. Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI.

  2. Mar 16, 2024 · The company was renamed Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) in 1933 and was now in a position to vertically integrate production, distribution and exhibition of films. After World War II, Maxwell made a deal with Warner Bros. to distribute ABPC films stateside.

  3. Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned approximately 500 cinemas in Britain by 1943, and in the 1950s and 60s owned a station on the ITV television ...

  4. In this case, the parent company was the Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC) — owner of ABC Cinemas — which initially did not wish to become involved with the new broadcasting system, but was persuaded to do so by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) and the manager of its Pathé News subsidiary Howard Thomas, who became the ...

  5. Learn about the history and achievements of Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), a film studio and distribution company that competed with Rank in the 1940s and 50s. Find out how ABPC produced classics like Blackmail, The Dam Busters and Cliff Richard movies.

  6. Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production company active from 1927 until 1970. The company was founded by John Maxwell after he had purchased British National Studios and their Elstree Studios complex, renaming the company British International Pictures.

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  8. www.elstreestudios.co.uk › history-elstree-studiosHistory - Elstree Studios

    In the 1960s, Elstree Studios or Associated British Picture Corporation as it was then known, began signing up television talent such as Tony Hancock and Charlie Drake to star in 'The Rebel' and 'The Cracksman' along with Cliff Richard in 'Summer Holiday' and 'The Young Ones.'