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Re: MGM Press Release: Lions For Lambs
Hmmm.... let's go through the list:
1950- All the King's Men- Columbia
1951- All About Eve- Fox
1952- An American in Paris- MGM
1953- The Greatest Show on Earth- Paramount
1954- From Here to Eternity- Columbia
1955- On the Waterfront- Columbia
1956- Marty- UA
1957- Around the World in 80 Days- UA (at the time--now controlled by Warner)
1958- The Bridge on the River Kwai- Columbia
1959- Gigi- MGM
1960- Ben-Hur- MGM
1961- The Apartment- UA
1962- West Side Story- UA
1963- Lawrence of Arabia- Columbia
1964- Tom Jones- Independent, but now controlled by MGM
1965- My Fair Lady- Warner
1966- The Sound of Music- Fox
1967- A Man for All Seasons- Columbia
1968- In The Heat of the Night- UA
1969- Oliver!- Columbia
1970- Midnight Cowboy- UA
1971- Patton- Fox
1972- The French Connection- Fox
1973- The Godfather- Paramount
1974- The Sting- Universal
1975- The Godfather, Part II- Paramount
1976- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- UA (now controlled by Warner)
1977- Rocky- UA
1978- Annie Hall- UA
1979- The Deer Hunter- Universal/EMI
1980- Kramer vs. Kramer- Columbia
Tally:
MGM/UA- 12
Columbia- 8
Fox- 3
Paramount- 3
Universal- 2
Warner- 1
Independent- 1
I guess the claim does hold water.
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