Manson International

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Manson International
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm
Founded1953
Founder
  • Edmund Goldman
  • Sam Nathanson
Defunct1987
FateSold to Management Company Entertainment Group.
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
Key people
Michael Goldman

Manson International was an independent American film production company and distributor. The name was derived from the founders' surnames. Initially a distributor of foreign films, it became one of the pioneer film sales agencies in the country.[1][2]

History[]

Manson was founded in 1953 by former Columbia Pictures executive Edmund Goldman and Sam Nathanson as Manson Distributing Corporation. It initially focused on distributing foreign films in the United States. Among its films distributed was Gojira. By the time it was incorporated in 1962, it began distributing primarily sex trip movies, where its features were marked as either "hard" or "soft". In 1975, Edmund' son Michael took over the company and shifted it into marketing and international licensing of independent films. By the early 80s, Manson became Manson International and ventured into film production with Radioactive Dreams.[3][4][2]

In 1987, Manson was sold to Management Company Entertainment Group, a production company owned by Jonathan D. Krane. In 1995, MCEG and Orion Pictures merged to form Metromedia International Group. In 1997, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired Metromedia. MGM currently owns the Manson library.[5][1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Slide, Anthony (February 25, 2014). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge. ISBN 9781135925611. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Tranner, Todd (June 7, 2014). "The Other Manson Family or Bottom Feeding In The Overseas Distribution Aquarium – An Exploitative Memoir". World Cinema Paradise. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  3. ^ International Television & Video Almanac. Quigley Publishing Company. 2007. p. 200. ISBN 9780900610813. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Slide, Anthony (1990). The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Limelight Editions. p. 204. ISBN 9780879101398. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Evans, Greg (June 15, 2020). "Michael F. Goldman Dies: Manson International Film Sales Owner Was 80". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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