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Tyburn Film Productions

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Tyburn Film Productions was a British film production company founded by Kevin Francis[1] active between 1973 and 1989.[2]

History

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The company was co-founded by Kevin Francis, son of director Freddie Francis, in 1971 with another partner whom Francis refused to identify with Francis becoming the sole owner in 1973.[3] Francis, as a horror fan, sought to make Tyburn a successor to Hammer Film Productions and Amicus Productions.[3] Tyburn hired Jimmy Sangster and Anthony Hinds to write screenplays for Tyburn based on their contributions to early Hammer films.[3] Of the theatrical films produced by Tyburn, only Persecution was able to attain distribution in the United States while Tyburn's subsequent films The Ghoul and Legend of the Werewolf were not.[4] Due to the lack of international demand for British horror productions Tyburn ceased development of any further theatrical films.[4]

Films

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Released

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Theatrical

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Television

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Unmade

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References

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  1. ^ "Tyburn Film Productions Limited". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-08-06.
  2. ^ Cooper, Ian (2016). Frightmares: A History of British Horror Cinema. New York City: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-993-07174-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Humphries, Reynold (1976). "Tyburn". Cinemafantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Gary A. (2015-09-03). Uneasy Dreams: The Golden Age of British Horror Films, 1956–1976. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0530-2.
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