Revelation Films is a British film and television production and distribution company delivering visual entertainment via cinema, television and digital platforms. Tony Carne founded Revelation Films in 1992 as a video and television production business following a career at CBS/Fox, HarperCollins and Simitar Entertainment. Initially a production entity, the company earned two BAFTA nominations for the

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with ''Out And About'', a regional magazine series. It also discovered a raw drag comedian called Paul O’Grady and introduced UK audiences to his alter ego Lily Savage. A national theatre tour followed and the TV show ''Paying The Rent'' was broadcast by

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and the Paramount Comedy Channel. Trevor Drane joined Carne in 1996 having previously been at

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where he collected a lifetime achievement award for

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and the Freddie Award at Hanna Barbera during his time as head of that companies home entertainment output.

Production

Revelation Films is currently specialising in documentary programming alongside true-crime author and former Essex Boys gang member, Bernard O'Mahoney.

Recent roster includes

* ''British Gangsters: Faces Of The Underworld'' - Based on the book ''Faces: A Photographic Journey Through The Underworld'' by Bernard O'Mahoney and Brian Anderson. Ran for two series on Discovery's Quest channel. *''Essex Boys: The Truth'' - Documentary feature chronicling the

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, the aftermath and the emergence of the new generation of Essex Boys. *''The Krays: Kill Order'' - Documentary feature about the life and crimes of the

Kray twins Ronald Kray (24 October 193317 March 1995) and Reginald Kray (24 October 19331 October 2000) were identical twin brothers, gangsters and convicted criminals. They were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London, Engl ...

, told by their closest allies and bitter rivals. *''Gangster No.1: The Freddie Foreman Story'' - Documentary feature in which

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talks about his life and how he became one of the most feared men in London. *''The Feared: Irish Gangsters'' - Documentary feature about the undercurrent of violent and organised crime across Ireland. *''The Real Manhunter'' - Documentary series (

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) based on the casebooks of former

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DCI Colin Sutton.

Other productions include

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’s Journey To The Stars *

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Live: Paying The Rent * I Was There *

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Transformation

Distribution

Since 1992, Revelation Films has licensed and distributed television and film on

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and

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. It has made distribution deals with the

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, Kew Media (formerly Content Media),

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and

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Release highlights

Film

* ''Boss N Up'' (

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) * ''Conversations With Other Women'' (

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) * ''El'' ''Cantante'' (

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) * ''Stuart A Life Backwards'' (

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, Tom Hardy)

Television

*''

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’s

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and

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'' * ''Andromeda'' * ''Dirty Sanchez'' * ''Dr Quinn Medicine Woman'' * ''Goodnight Sweetheart'' * ''Highway To Heaven'' *''

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'' * ''LA Law'' * ''Rawhide'' * ''Holocaust'' * ''The Winds Of War'' * ''Wire In The Blood'' * ''Doogie Howser MD'' * ''Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place''

References

External links

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