Movie Timeline: 1940- 1949 -
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In England, J. Arthur Rank now owns or controls both the Odeon and Gaumont theater circuits (totaling 650 theaters); the Eagle-Lion distribution company; and is chairman of the Gaumont British organization which includes Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont British News, the Denham Studios and the Pinewood Studios.
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Rank releases a film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry V".
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In Hollywood the English producer, J. Arthur Rank, orchestrates a merger between "Universal Pictures" and the independent production company "International Pictures".The new studio will be known as Universal-International.