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Minerva Film was an Italian film production and distribution company active between 1912 and 1956. It should not be confused with a similarly-named Danish production house. Founded during the silent era, the company was named after the Roman goddess Minerva. Originally a distribution company, it handled major foreign productions for release in Italy. It was one of the major companies of the later Fascist period along with Lux, Titanus and Scalera Film. It both distributed and made films through its subsidiary Excelsa Film.

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  • Minerva Film was an Italian film production and distribution company active between 1912 and 1956. It should not be confused with a similarly-named Danish production house. Founded during the silent era, the company was named after the Roman goddess Minerva. Originally a distribution company, it handled major foreign productions for release in Italy. It was one of the major companies of the later Fascist period along with Lux, Titanus and Scalera Film. It both distributed and made films through its subsidiary Excelsa Film. In 1946 the company was involved in a legal dispute with David Selznick over the contract of star Alida Valli. A major fire occurred in 1947 at the company's offices in Rome. Minerva continued operation as a distributor until it went into liquidation in 1956. (en)
  • Minerva Film est une société italienne de cinéma active entre 1912 et 1956. C'est l'un des quatre grands de la période fasciste, avec Lux, Titanus et Scalera Film. Fondée à l'époque du muet, la société doit son nom à la déesse romaine Minerve. À l'origine, c'était une société de distribution, qui s'occupait des grandes productions étrangères destinées à être diffusées en Italie. Elle a ensuite également produit des films par le biais de sa filiale Excelsa Film. En 1946, la société a été impliquée dans un conflit juridique avec David Selznick au sujet du contrat de la vedette Alida Valli. Un incendie majeur se produit en 1947 dans les bureaux de la société à Rome. Minerva a continué à fonctionner en tant que distributeur jusqu'à sa mise en liquidation en 1956. (fr)
  • La Minerva Film è stata una casa di distribuzione e di produzione italiana fondata nel 1912 e attiva fino al 1956. Affermatasi negli anni trenta grazie agli imprenditori di origine greca Antonio Mosco (1886-1970) e Costantino Potsios (1898-1984), divenne nel dopoguerra la maggiore casa distributrice italiana e una delle più importanti società di produzione nazionali, con 13 agenzie sul territorio e la consociata Excelsa Film. (it)
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  • La Minerva Film è stata una casa di distribuzione e di produzione italiana fondata nel 1912 e attiva fino al 1956. Affermatasi negli anni trenta grazie agli imprenditori di origine greca Antonio Mosco (1886-1970) e Costantino Potsios (1898-1984), divenne nel dopoguerra la maggiore casa distributrice italiana e una delle più importanti società di produzione nazionali, con 13 agenzie sul territorio e la consociata Excelsa Film. (it)
  • Minerva Film was an Italian film production and distribution company active between 1912 and 1956. It should not be confused with a similarly-named Danish production house. Founded during the silent era, the company was named after the Roman goddess Minerva. Originally a distribution company, it handled major foreign productions for release in Italy. It was one of the major companies of the later Fascist period along with Lux, Titanus and Scalera Film. It both distributed and made films through its subsidiary Excelsa Film. (en)
  • Minerva Film est une société italienne de cinéma active entre 1912 et 1956. C'est l'un des quatre grands de la période fasciste, avec Lux, Titanus et Scalera Film. Fondée à l'époque du muet, la société doit son nom à la déesse romaine Minerve. À l'origine, c'était une société de distribution, qui s'occupait des grandes productions étrangères destinées à être diffusées en Italie. Elle a ensuite également produit des films par le biais de sa filiale Excelsa Film. En 1946, la société a été impliquée dans un conflit juridique avec David Selznick au sujet du contrat de la vedette Alida Valli. (fr)
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  • Minerva Film (en)
  • Minerva Film (it)
  • Minerva Film (Italie) (fr)
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