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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0016351320698
Format: DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: SHANACHIE
Manufacturer: SHANACHIE
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: SHANACHIE
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 08, 2004
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 75264
Studio: SHANACHIE
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
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Michael Caine narrates the story of Great Britain's only film mogul J. Arthur Rank and the rise of his studio in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Rank Films. The Golden Gong tells of J. Arthur Rank's humble beginnings as a maker of religious short films and his rise as a producer of global blockbusters such as the James Bond films made at Pinewood Studios.
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Rating: - A Fine Retrospective.
"The Golden Gong" is a British documentary, produced in 1987, about Britain's top film studio for many years, J. Arthur Rank. It is hosted in a wonderfully relaxed and witty style by Michael Caine.
To a great extent, the history of the J. Arthur Rank studios is the history of the British film industry--period. Apparently, Mr. Rank made his millions in the flour-milling business, and in the thirties decided to finance some short, and by all accounts rather dull, "message films". Someone ... Read More
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