The series on the Rank Organisation reaches its final chapter
The brief revival in the late 1970s
The “lost decade”
As discussed in our previous piece in this series, the cinematic output of the Rank Organisation declined in the 1960s. However, in 1964 it was decided that the increasing profits
When the sixties started to swing in England
We have discussed in previous pieces for this series how the Rank Organisation contracted its filmmaking division in the early 1960s – there were less big “international” productions, and a
The year that things turned sexy. As discussed in our previous piece in this series, the year 1960 saw the film production and distribution division of Rank return to profitability
As mentioned in our previous piece in this series, October 1959 saw the Rank Organisation’s Film and Distribution Division record a large loss for the second year in a row.
As mentioned in our previous piece in this series, the year of 1958 saw the Rank Organisation’s film department hit with severe financial losses, the sacking of over 300 people,
When things really started to wobble. The year of 1958 was a tricky one for the Rank Organisation – as discussed in an earlier piece, it started off with the company