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Embassy Pictures - definition of Embassy Pictures in Encyclopedia (271 words) |
 | Embassy Pictures Corporation (aka Embassy Film Associates) was an independent studio and distributor responsible for such films as The Graduate and The Lion in Winter. |
| The company was founded in the late 1940s by producer Joseph E. Levine initially to distribute foreign films to the U.S. Some of Levine's early successes were the Italian-made Hercules films with Steve Reeves, and the original 1956 Godzilla. |
| In 1985, Norman Lear decided to split the corporation, keeping Embassy's television division and renaming it ELP Communications, while selling the theatrical and home video division to another entity which became Nelson Entertainment. |
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