Cinema Center Films
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| Division | |
| Industry | Motion Pictures |
| Successor | CBS Theatrical Films |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Founder | |
| Defunct | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, United States |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Gordon T. Stulberg |
| Products | films |
| $10 million loss (1971 est.) | |
| Owner | CBS |
Cinema Center Films (CCF) was the theatrical film production company of the CBS Television Network from 1967 to 1972. Its films were distributed by National General Pictures. The production unit was located at the Republic Pictures lot, Hollywood and produced 30 films.
CBS chairman William S. Paley and Frank Stanton founded Cinema Center Films division in 1967 with Gordon T. Stulberg as its first chief.
In February 1967 CBS had bought the studios of Republic Pictures (which would be renamed CBS Studio Center) for $9.5 million. The following month they announced Stulberg's appointment, stating they intended to make ten films a year at a cost of $3.5 million each on average. Pasley and Stulberg met with owners of Paramount Picture, Gulf & Western Chairman Charles Bluhdorn in a search for a distributor but Bluhdorn's over chumminess turned off Paley. Stulberg reported to John A. Schneider, CBS network president.
The studio's first notable talent signing was with Doris Day which resulted in their first movie With Six You Get Eggroll. Which the film community took that CCF was only "fluffy films" for rebroadcast on CBS.
Their second signing was with Bob Banner Associates, who were to make a series of projects that did not come to fruition.National General Pictures agreed to distribute their films in August 1967, agreeing to provide $60 million for 22 movies.
They signed a four picture deal in 1967 with Jalem, Jack Lemmon's company worth $21 million – Jalem was to produce four films, two in which Lemmon was to appear. Other people who signed deals with the company include producer William Graf, Warga, Wayne. Steve McQueen's Solar Productions. Robert Culp's company also signed.
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