Embassy Pictures Corporation was an American independent film production and distribution studio responsible for such films as The Graduate, The Producers, The Fog, The Howling, Escape from New York, and This Is Spinal Tap.
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12 Facts About Embassy Pictures
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Embassy Pictures entered film production in 1945, co-producing with Maxwell Finn the documentary Gaslight Follies, a compilation of silent film clips narrated by Ben Grauer, which the company released.
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In 1961, Embassy Pictures bought North American distribution rights for Two Women after Levine seeing no more than three minutes of its "rushes".
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Embassy Pictures produced an adaptation of The Thief of Baghdad, with Reeves in the lead, and Rick Carrier's Strangers in the City.
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In 1963, Levine was offered a $30 million deal with Paramount Embassy Pictures to produce films in the vein of his previous successes.
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Embassy Pictures released several films produced by or starring Stanley Baker including Zulu, Dingaka and Robbery.
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Embassy Pictures enjoyed its greatest success with The Graduate, which became the highest-grossing film of the year.
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In 1969, Embassy Pictures appointed Mike Nichols to the board of directors and acquired his film production company, Friwaftt.
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In 1976, Avco Embassy Pictures sold their broadcasting division and Avco Program Sales to Multimedia, Inc, becoming Multimedia Entertainment.
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Under his stewardship, Avco Embassy Pictures concentrated on lower budgeted genre films, six of which were successful: The Manitou, Phantasm, The Fog, Scanners, Time Bandits and The Howling.
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In late 1982, Embassy Pictures bought out Andre Blay Corporation and renamed the company to Embassy Pictures Home Entertainment; prior releases from its film catalog had been handled through Magnetic Video, as well as reissues of the Blay Video catalog.
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