# London Screen

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{{Short description|Late 1960s/early 1970s film distribution company}}
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'''London Screen''' was a film distribution company that worked in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

[Dimitri de Grunwald](/source/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](/source/The_McMasters)'', ''[Perfect Friday](/source/Perfect_Friday)'', ''[The Virgin and the Gypsy](/source/The_Virgin_and_the_Gypsy_(film))'', ''[The Last Grenade](/source/The_Last_Grenade)'', and ''[Connecting Rooms](/source/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](/source/Morgan%2C_Grenfell_%26_Co.).<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](/source/The_McMasters)'' (1970)
*''[Perfect Friday](/source/Perfect_Friday)'' (1970)
*''[The Virgin and the Gypsy](/source/The_Virgin_and_the_Gypsy_(film))'' (1971)
*''[The Last Grenade](/source/The_Last_Grenade)''
*''[Connecting Rooms](/source/Connecting_Rooms)'' (1970)
*''[A Time for Loving](/source/A_Time_for_Loving)'' (1971)
*''[Captain Apache](/source/Captain_Apache)'' (1971)
*''[Murphy's War](/source/Murphy's_War)'' (1971)

===Unmade Films===
*adaptation of ''[Brave New World](/source/Brave_New_World)'' by [Milton Sperling](/source/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](/source/Melvin_Frank)
*''Them and Us'' – a story of student revolution
*''A Soldier's Story'' – story about two teenagers written by Martin Zweilback

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/company/co0147777/?ref_=ttco_co_1 London Screen] at [IMDb](/source/IMDb)

Category:Film distributors of the United Kingdom
Category:1975 disestablishments in the United Kingdom

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