The Cannon Group, Inc.
The Cannon Group, Inc. was an American group of companies, including Cannon Films, which produced films from 1967 to 1994. The extensive group also owned, amongst others, a large international cinema chain and a video film company that invested heavily in the video market, buying the international video rights to several classic film libraries. Some of their best known films include Joe (1970), Runaway Train (1985) and Street Smart (1987), all of which were Oscar-nominated.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production |
| Founded | October 23, 1967 |
| Founders | Dennis Friedland Christopher C. Dewey |
| Defunct | January 21, 1994 |
| Fate | Ceased operations and folded into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Successor | Library: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Headquarters | United States (Also owned studios and cinema chains throughout the UK, Israel and Europe) |
Key people | Dennis Friedland (1967–1979) Christopher C. Dewey (1967–1979) Menahem Golan (1979–1989) Yoram Globus (1979–1994) Giancarlo Parretti (1989–1990) Ovidio G. Assonitis (1989–1994) Christopher Pearce (1990–1994) |
| Products | Motion pictures Video releasing Cinema Chains (UK and Europe) |
| Subsidiaries | Cannon Video Cannon Cinemas Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment HBO/Cannon Video ABC Cinemas |
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