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MGM-Pathé Communications was an American film production company that operated in Los Angeles County, California from 1990 to 1992. The company was founded and controlled by Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti through his purchase and merger of MGM/UA Communications Co. and Pathé Communications (unrelated to the French Pathé studio ).
- 1990; 33 years ago
- Giancarlo Parretti
- Privately held company
- Movie studio
He then merged it with his Pathé Communications Corporation (formerly The Cannon Group, a distributor that Parretti had renamed before his aborted bid for Pathé; ironically, MGM had previously distributed Cannon product several years prior) to form MGM–Pathe Communications Co.
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In 1990, it became MGM-Pathé Communications Co. after Giancarlo Parretti purchased the company and merged it with Pathé Communications (not to be confused with the French studio, which Parretti attempted to buy but failed due to French governmental concerns over his business background). Due to lawsuits, it was sold back to Kerkorian yet ...
- The Early Days of MGM and United Artists
- The Emergence of Sound and Other Innovations
- A Postwar Change of Fortune
- The 1981 Merger
- More Troubles, New Leaders
- Another New Owner, New Identity
- Further Reading
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The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released in the 1990s. (company known as MGM-Pathe Communications Co., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., MGM/UA Distribution Co. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures ) Release date. Title.
Mar 8, 1990 · MGM said Pathe has agreed to place $200 million in an escrow account, in four installments of $50 million over the next four months, as assurance that it can complete the purchase by June 23.
Jan 4, 1996 · The S.E.C. case had charged that during Pathe's acquisition of MGM/ UA Communications, Mr. Parretti and Mr. Fiorini failed to record in Pathe's books a $305 million short-term loan and a...
