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Aug 26, 2023 · Embassy filmography (Before/After AVCO) Joseph E. Levine Presents. As with many studios and distribution companies from the grindhouse era, AVCO Embassy Pictures shares several transitions throughout its history. The company was originally founded in the early 1940s by Joseph E. Levine (1905-1987) as Embassy Pictures Corporation*.
Background: Embassy Films Associates (also known at various points of its existence as Embassy Pictures and Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation) was founded by film producer Joseph E. Levine in 1942. Levine distributed such films as Godzilla, King of the Monsters, Hercules, and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (there was no logo in the pre-Avco years, just a "Joseph E. Levine Presents" text at the beginning and "An Embassy Pictures Release" text at the end of a film, both in the style of the cred
In 1967, Levine sold the company to Avco Corporation, an aviation equipment and financial services company, who reincorporated it as "Avco Embassy Pictures Corporation". Logo (May 28, 1961-December 21, 1967)
Embassy Pictures Corporation (also known as Embassy Studios and later known as AVCO Embassy Pictures as well as Embassy Films Associates) was an American film production and distribution studio responsible for such films as Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, The Graduate, The Lion in Winter, Carnal Knowledge, The Night Porter, Phantasm, The Fog, Prom Night, Scanners, The Howling, Escape from New York, and This Is Spinal Tap. Embassy purchased the RKO studio in 1958, Allied Artists in 1959, Desilu
Just a black screen with "An AVCO EMBASSY PICTURES RELEASE" in a white serif font. 3rd logo: Over a blue background, we see 2 white parts of the Embassy logo (an "E" with a star cut-out on the right). The 2 parts zoom out and spin clockwise until they match up in the center of the screen. The text "EMBASSY PICTURES" fades in underneath. Variants []
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Mar 23, 2018 · The Hollanders leave the plane to take pictures which results in accusations of spying. Chased by Vulgarian soldiers, they take refuge in the American Embassy under the protection of the absent ambassador's hapless son.
