Rank Film Distributors

  • The Sea Wolves

    The Sea Wolves

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    Another of the titles we were able to obtain from Rank Film distributors during the deluge of full length feature we acquired from so many distributors. Walton Films had already issued a 400′ edition, but this sold fairly well. Label designed by Dave Worrall and printed by myself. Label courtesy of Peter Brooke at ‘SPROCKETS’…

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  • Carry On At Your Convenience

    Carry On At Your Convenience

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    A further example of the numerous films we issued from Rank Film Distributors following their decision to give us carte blanche on almost any title we came across. Label designed by Dave Worrall and printed at Derann by myself. Label courtesy of Peter Brooke at ‘SPROCKETS’  

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  • Whow Dares Wins

    Whow Dares Wins

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    One of the titles we were able to obtain from Rank Film distributors during the deluge of full length feature we acquired from so many distributors. Label designed by Dave Worrall and although the artwork looks fairly simple I don’t recall it being printed by myself. Label courtesy of Peter Brooke at ‘SPROCKETS’  

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  • Carry on Camping

    Carry on Camping

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    One of the two ‘Carry On’ films we picked up from our second contract with Rank Film Distributors. This film and ‘Carry on Abroad’ outsold any title we had previously released. Released as a 4×400′ plus a 400′ extract all made it into the Derann sales catalogue. Another label designed by Marianne Frost. Label courtesy…

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  • Carry on Abroad

    Carry on Abroad

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    One of the two ‘Carry On’ films we picked up from our second contract with Rank Film Distributors. This film and ‘Carry on Camping’ outsold any title we had previously released. Released as a 4×400′ plus two 400′ extracts all made it into the Derann sales catalogue. Another label designed by Marianne Frost. Label courtesy…

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  • I Don’t Want to be Born

    I Don’t Want to be Born

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    Yet another feature from our second contract with Rank Film Distributors. This  production from 1975 is also known as ‘The Monster’, ‘It Lives Within Her’ and ‘Sharon’s Baby’. Joan Collins, Eileen Atkins, Ralph Bates and Donald Pleasence are the stars of this ‘exorcist’ inspired tale of a woman who gives birth to a baby, a…

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  • Night Hair Child

    Night Hair Child

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    Another feature from our second contract with Rank Film Distributors. This Italian production from 1972 was originally entitled ‘La tua presenza nuda!’ and is also known as ‘What the Peeper Saw’ and ‘Night Child’. The film received minor cuts for its initial UK cinema release. However in 1978 the introduction of the Protection of Children…

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  • The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

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    This 1975 horror was directed by Freddie Francis and starred Peter Cushing, John Hurt, Alexandra Bastedo and Veronica Carlson. It was a title we picked up from Rank Film Distributors and for reasons I can’t recall, it took us some time to release.  Artwork from Marianne Frost. and a printed by yours truly. Label courtesy…

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  • We Dive at Dawn

    We Dive at Dawn

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    I can’t for the life of me recall which of the two Rank Distributors ‘submarine’ dramas we issued first. This title or ‘Above us the Waves’, but one of them was edited by myself, Derek said try to ‘eliminate as much as possible from the first reel and the rest should be easy!’. This wasn’t…

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  • Above Us the Waves

    Above Us the Waves

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    I can’t for the life of me recall which of the two Rank Distributors ‘submarine’ dramas we issued first. This title or ‘We Dive at Dawn’, but one of them was edited by myself, Derek said try to ‘eliminate as much as possible from the first reel and the rest should be easy!’. This wasn’t…

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