{{Short description|Late 1960s/early 1970s film distribution company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''London Screen''' was a film distribution company that worked in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Dimitri de Grunwald had set up a new production and distribution consortium, the International Film Consortium, a co op of independent film distributors throughout the world. They raised finance for a series of films produced by London Screenplays Ltd – ''The McMasters'', ''Perfect Friday'', ''The Virgin and the Gypsy'', ''The Last Grenade'', and ''Connecting Rooms''.<ref name="film">{{Cite news|title=A way out of films' financial quicksand?: Global co-op plans for Anouilh, Huxley, Lawrence Jean Anoul|author=Louise Sweeney|work=The Christian Science Monitor|date=Dec 1, 1969|page=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Spotlight:: Financing The Films: New Ideas|author=LEONARD SLOANE|date=July 12, 1970|work=New York Times|page=100}}</ref>
The Winthrop Lawrence Group signed to distribute London Screenplay's films in the US.<ref>{{cite news|title=FOUR STAR OFFICER DENIES ANY TAKEOVER|work=Los Angeles Times|date=Nov 21, 1969|page=d17}}</ref>
The films were financed by raising money from distributors. The financing was underwritten by $24 million in risk money from Morgan Grenfell and Company.<ref name="film"/> Morgan Grenfell later cut off credit to London Screenplays until they were paid back.<ref>{{cite news|title=From Riches to Rags: Du Pont Heir's Dealings To Acquire Transogram Hastened His Downfall Costly Deal Put a Big Strain On His Finances, but Firm May Benefit in Long Run More Dollars for Mr. Shaheen From Riches to Rags: Du Pont Heir's Dealings to Buy Transogram Co. Hastened His Financial Downfall|author=THOMAS J. BRAY|work=Wall Street Journal|date=Nov 23, 1970|page=1}}</ref>
London Screenplays Limited went into liquidation in 1975.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=46720|page=13530|date=27 October 1975}}</ref>
==Filmography== *''Shalako'' (1968) *''The Girl Couldn't Say No'' (1968)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fellini Meets Bergman|author=A. H. WEILER.|date=Oct 27, 1968|work=New York Times|page=D15}}</ref> *''The McMasters'' (1970) *''Perfect Friday'' (1970) *''The Virgin and the Gypsy'' (1971) *''The Last Grenade'' *''Connecting Rooms'' (1970) *''A Time for Loving'' (1971) *''Captain Apache'' (1971) *''Murphy's War'' (1971)
===Unmade Films=== *adaptation of ''Brave New World'' by Milton Sperling<ref name="film"/> *''Chicago 7'' based on William P McGivern novel ''The Seven File'' (1968)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Miss Moore in 'Habit' Role|author=Martin, Betty.|date=Oct 30, 1968|work=Los Angeles Times|page=i11}}</ref> *comedy thriller ''Getting Rid of Mr Straker'' from producer-director Melvin Frank *''Them and Us'' – a story of student revolution *''A Soldier's Story'' – story about two teenagers written by Martin Zweilback
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/company/co0147777/?ref_=ttco_co_1 London Screen] at IMDb
Category:Film distributors of the United Kingdom Category:1975 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
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