First Artists

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First Artists was an American film production company formed in the late 1960s by prominent actors seeking greater creative control over their projects.

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First Artists canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American company
film production company
basedOn concept of United Artists
businessModel star-driven production deals
country United States
dissolved early 1980s
distributedBy National General Pictures
Warner Bros.
era New Hollywood
field motion picture production
foundedBy Barbra Streisand
Dustin Hoffman
Paul Newman
Sidney Poitier
Steve McQueen
agent David Begelman
agent Freddie Fields
hasAlternativeName First Artists Production Company
First Artists, Inc.
hasKeyPerson Barbra Streisand
David Begelman
Dustin Hoffman
Freddie Fields
Paul Newman
Sidney Poitier
Steve McQueen
headquartersLocation California
Los Angeles
United States
inception 1969
late 1960s
industry film industry
notableFeature actor-ownership of film negatives in some deals
profit participation for founding stars
produced The Getaway (1972 film)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Sting (development participation, not sole production)
Up the Sandbox
purpose to give major actors greater creative control over their films

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Referenced by (6)

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The Drowning Pool productionCompany First Artists
The Getaway productionCompany First Artists
Let's Do It Again productionCompany First Artists
Tom Horn (film) productionCompany First Artists
subject linked to: Tom Horn