Hemdale Film Corporation (sometimes called Hemdale Releasing Corporation, Hemdale Group, Ltd., or Hemdale Pictures Corporation), known as Hemdale Communications after 1993, was an independent film production company and distributor founded in London in 1967 as the Hemdale Company by actor David Hemmings and his manager, John Daly. Hemdale was initially founded as a talent agency that helped launch the careers of such bands as Black Sabbath and Ye...
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Hemdale Film Corporation (sometimes called Hemdale Releasing Corporation, Hemdale Group, Ltd., or Hemdale Pictures Corporation), known as Hemdale Communications after 1993, was an independent film production company and distributor founded in London in 1967 as the Hemdale Company by actor David Hemmings and his manager, John Daly. Hemdale was initially founded as a talent agency that helped launch the careers of such bands as Black Sabbath and Yes. However, after Hemmings left the company in 1971, Daly purchased the rest of the company and refocused Hemdale as a film studio. Derek Gibson later joined the company.
It later became well known for the production of The Terminator (1984), Hoosiers (1986), Salvador (1986) and Platoon (1986).
In 1991, Hemdale released a collection of many video cassette titles released by Hemdale Home Video around the United States of America. In 1995, the video rights to some of Hemdale's higher-profile titles were licensed to LIVE Entertainment (now...
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