Samuel Goldwyn Films is an American film company that licenses, releases and distributes

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and foreign films. It was founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., 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

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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

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Films

This is a list of films distributed and/or produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Notes

# Warner Bros. through

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is handling the production for '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' with Samuel Goldwyn Films and Red Hour Films, while

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will release the film. # Samuel Goldwyn Films handled the US theatrical release of '' Detention'', while

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handled the worldwide release and the US DVD and Blu-ray release.

References

External links

Official website
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