Theatres · Yorkshire & the Humber
Savoy Picture House
Savoy Picture House in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Savoy Picture House is a cinema or movie theatre in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc. was an American independent motion picture company that operated from 1992 to 1997, when it was acquired by USA Networks, Inc.; USA's entertainment assets were acquired by Vivendi Universal in 2002. Among Savoy Pictures' noteworthy feature films were No Escape, and Last of the Dogmen.
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Background
History
Former Columbia Pictures Entertainment chairman and TriStar Pictures founder Victor A. Kaufman became chairman and chief executive officer of Savoy Pictures in 1992 along with vice chairman executive, Lewis J. Korman. Kaufman has claimed that the name came from the Savoy Special bat Robert Redford's character used in The Natural. Savoy intended to finance and distribute films in the $12–25 million range, investing in up to $15 million per film. Budgets for their films grew. However, with rather poor marketing, Savoy faced a major financial slump, only three years after being formed. For three years, Savoy then released box office failures including Exit to Eden and Getting Away with Murder.…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7248, -1.7129
- Established
- 1992
Sources
- wikidata: Q41487085 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Savoy Pictures (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Savoy Picture House?
- Savoy Picture House is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
- When was Savoy Picture House built?
- Built or established in 1992.
- Who owns Savoy Picture House?
- Savoy Picture House is owned by IAC (1995–1997).