Samuel Goldwyn Films is an American film company that licenses, releases and distributes
art-house
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films. It was founded by
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Samuel John Goldwyn Jr. (September 7, 1926 – January 9, 2015) was an American film producer.
Early life
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. was born on September 7, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Frances Howard (born Frances Howard McL ...
, the son of the Hollywood business magnate/mogul,
Samuel Goldwyn. The current incarnation is a successor to
The Samuel Goldwyn Company.
Background
After The Samuel Goldwyn Company was acquired by
Orion Pictures Corporation
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in 1996 and by
MGM in 1997, Samuel Goldwyn Jr. founded Samuel Goldwyn Films as an independent production/distribution studio. Until his passing, the younger Goldwyn owned sole rights to the use of the name and signature logo as part of the settlement of his 1999 lawsuit against MGM, which changed its Goldwyn subsidiary's name to G2 Films. Goldwyn previously operated IDP Distribution, which distributed films for
Fireworks Films, Stratosphere Entertainment, and
Roadside Attractions
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.
Films
This is a list of films distributed and/or produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
*
The Samuel Goldwyn Company, predecessor to Samuel Goldwyn Films
*
Samuel Goldwyn Studio
*
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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*
Samuel Goldwyn Television
*
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Notes
#
Warner Bros. through
New Line Cinema
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is handling the production for ''
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' with Samuel Goldwyn Films and
Red Hour Films, while
20th Century Fox
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will release the film.
# Samuel Goldwyn Films handled the US theatrical release of ''
Detention'', while
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions handled the worldwide release and the US DVD and Blu-ray release.
References
External links
Official website
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Film distributors of the United States
Film production companies of the United States
Entertainment companies based in New York City
American companies established in 2000
Mass media companies established in 2000
StudioCanal
Groupe Canal+