Fate Bankruptcy Founder Jerry Gross Ceased operations 1975 | Defunct 1975 Founded 1967 | |
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Industry Exploitation film studio Headquarters New York City, New York, United States | ||
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Cinemation Industries was a New York City-based film studio and distributor owned and run by exploitation producer Jerry Gross. Among other films, the company has distributed exploitation films such as Shanty Tramp (1967), Teenage Mother (1967), The Cheerleaders (1973), The Black Six (1974), and The Black Godfather (1974).
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The company, however, also distributed unexpected smash hit independent films like Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song (1971) and Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat (1972). Other films released by the distributor include Peter Fonda's Idaho Transfer (1973), Freddie Francis' Son of Dracula (1974), Alain Resnais' Stavisky (1975), and the film version of Oh! Calcutta! (1972). It handled the U.S. rights for the Italian animated feature The Magic Bird, originally titled Putiferio va alla guerra.
The company became bankrupt in 1975, and all of its catalog has been distributed by other companies. Jerry Gross resurfaced (after reportedly working as a clerk at 7-11 store) a few years later with a new company The Jerry Gross Organization.